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

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for a 750ml bottle and goes up to thousands of dollars for a bottle of the prestigious Glenlivet The Winchester Collection 50 Year. Alongside this, the floral notes of spring flowers add a beautiful touch, creating a harmonious blend of flavours. The man behind that famed dram was George Smith, a tenant farmer on land belonging to Alexander Gordon, Duke of Gordon.

The distillery uses unpeated malt and according to former master distiller Alan Winchester still carries the DNA of George Smith’s mid 19th century Glenlivet. Glenlivet made a different style of whisky to that which was current in the region, producing a lighter fruitier new make, something that has continued to this day. We are committed to offering the best value to our members, with a satisfaction guarantee on both your membership and merchandise. To say The Glenlivet was ahead of the game in the world of scotch whiskey doesn’t really do this spirit justice. In just two years after the act, the number of licensed distilleries doubled and legal whisky production rose from two million to six million gallons a year.Around 21 million liters of the spirit are produced each year at The Glenlivet Distillery, which should give you some indication as to just how popular this brand is. The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a legendary expression that has become renowned worldwide. Glenlivet is one of the most popular scotch brands in the world; renowned for its round, sweet and smooth notes. To help preserve his brand, George Smith’s son, John Gordon Smith, applied for sole rights to the name, which were granted in 1884 but allowed other producers to hyphenate it with their own names eg. The double oak maturation process imparts vanilla notes and gives The Glenlivet 12 Year Old its distinctive smoothness.

saw the passing of the Excise Act which liberalised distilling but also provided more resources and power to excise officers. Make one by adding The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve, fresh lime and coconut water to a highball glass half full of ice and stir. Multi-award winning and recommended as far back as the 1820s when King George IV asked to try it during a trip to Scotland, it’s easy to understand why The Glenlivet remains such a household name 200 years later. It doesn’t matter where in the world your cravings for The Glenlivet appear: you’re likely able to find a bottle of it in most countries across the world.

The whisky was such a success that he built another distillery in 1850 at Delnabo which never really functioned properly due to problems with the water supply. When restrictions finally lifted at the end of the war, the government was so determined to get production levels back up that it imposed bread rationing throughout the UK to ensure that The Glenlivet had enough grain to produce its whiskeys.

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