The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky with Giftbox, 700ml

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Now is where I’m supposed to say the whisky offers hints of milk chocolate and more raisins, as well. In fact, if you come across one at auction, I recommend you pull the trigger (especially if you are able to finagle a bottle for 100 pounds or thereabouts). According to the distillery, Founder’s Reserve is “created using the time-honoured distillation methods that he introduced so long ago. Here’s my favorite recipe: Three parts Founder’s Reserve, one part Ardbeg Ten, a dash of Oloroso sherry, and a smidge (very small amount) of dark roast coffee.

On the bright side, let it be known I’ve used the Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve in creative vattings that were rather fun to concoct. years later in 2014, the Glenlivet released its now-famous 1824 Founder’s Reserve Single Malt Scotch. A more jaded critic might aver it tastes as though he were sucking on a peach pit which had been soaked in barley water. Over the course of three and a half decades that followed, he's built upon a knowledge of distilleries and the industry, as well as world whisky.Scent: Linen from the dryer, orchard fruits like red apples and white peaches, toffee, yellow raisins. One of the most well-known single malt scotches in the world, the Glenlivet can be found in a great many restaurants and bars. Officially established in 1824, this distillery brings in excess of 25 different products to market.

So if and when you find yourself gulping down a glass of Founder’s Reserve, imagine that Armageddon has already begun. The offering was meant to compliment its standard 12 year old version, and was branded to honor founder George Smith. This whisky is aged in American first-fill oak casks that have never before been used for any purpose. Made with water from the same crystal-clear mountain streams, in the same cold, pure air, The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve is as smooth and fruity as the whisky that first ran from the original copper pot stills. It offered intense fruits on the palate and nose, along with jammy, syrupy notes, chocolate galore, tobacco, chili powder, orange peel, gingerbread and walnuts.

Yet another example of the trend towards No Age Statement releases, Founder’s Reserve is said to be “considered a 12 year old Scotch by most.

For example, last year I bought a 12 year old 2007 Signatory Vintage that was sold exclusively by The Whisky Exchange.