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William
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject: Glenlivet 70 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Generations |
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The last remaining Gordon & MacPhail Generations Glenlivet 70 year old has went on sale today. Gordon & MacPhail released the last 100 bottles of its Glenlivet 70 Years Old at the opening of the new World Duty Free at Vancouver International Airport.
I arrived home this evening to find a package from Gordon & MacPhail and that package contained no less than a sample of this the worlds oldest (well joint oldest) and most exclusive single malt Scotch whisky.
I have tasted a number of aged whiskies in my time but i can honestly say after tasting this, it is one whisky I wont forget, it truly is a piece of Scotland's whisky history, incredible. Damn, I want a whole bottle now.
You can read what i thought here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenlivet70gordonmacphail.htm
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Big Mac
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William, I am very envious 
The oldest i have tasted was the G&M Speymalt Macallan 1938 65 year old which was incredible and previously the oldest Scotch whisky ever until G&M released the generations series. I dont know what they are doing in the G&M warehouse but they must be doing something right for these cask to last so long. |
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bifter
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| Quote: | | Gordon & MacPhail Generations Glenlivet 70 Years Old was matured in a First Fill Sherry Butt, and bottled at cask strength (45.9% ABV). |
That's really incredible! A first fill cask, 70 years matured, yet neither sherry nor oak have spoiled it and the abv is still high enough to bottle it as a single cask malt. As you say in your notes, it has defied the laws of nature.
As for the value of that dram, going by the CAD valuation and assuming a 50cl sample you just drank £1600 worth, I reckon that would keep my cabinet ticking over for a couple of years!
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James T
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| I am very envious also and it sounds like it was a great dram. A 70 year old, definitely one to remember. The incredible thing here is the number of bottles they got from the cask, i make it 200 full size plus the 20cl bottles they released last year. |
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Quaich1
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What a wonderful experience William to have sampled such a special and memorable dram whose aromas and flavors will forever be imprinted upon you.
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Carson
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Definitely one to remember and quite possible that there will never be another 70 year old again. I will add it to my whisky i will buy when i win the lottery list. |
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Quaich1
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| Carson wrote: | | Definitely one to remember and quite possible that there will never be another 70 year old again. I will add it to my whisky i will buy when i win the lottery list. |
Carson, I wasn't going to buy a lottery ticket for tonight's draw here in Ontario, Canada but now that you mention it, it may be a good omen. The draw is for $25,000,000 dollars so if I won the big prize, I guess I wouldn't mind splurging on the Glenlivet 70. If I won, I might even consider the Dalmore Trinitas and keep looking at the bottles like some people do with fish in an aquarium.
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William
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Big Mac wrote: | | The oldest i have tasted was the G&M Speymalt Macallan 1938 65 year old which was incredible and previously the oldest Scotch whisky ever until G&M released the generations series. I dont know what they are doing in the G&M warehouse but they must be doing something right for these cask to last so long. |
I had the pleasure of the Speymalt Macallan 1938 65 a few years ago at The Whisky Show in London, i agree another incredible whisky, i think you can still find this in some of the whisky shops.
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