Description

Glenlivet 2006 Aged 17 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Cask Strength Collection By Signatory Vintage Cask 900828 (700ml)

Volume: 700ml          ABV: 61.6%           Age: 17 Years Old           Country: Scotland

Cask Number(s): 900828
Date of Distilling: 15/08/2006
Date of Bottling: 15/04/2024
Matured In: 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt

Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found. Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.

The Glenlivet Distillery is the only Scottish distillery allowed to call itself  THE Glenlivet and has done since 1880 due to other distilleries calling their whisky Glenlivet even though they were not situated in ‘the glen’. The water for this distillery is taken from Josies Well which is a local spring near the distillery. This distillery was founded in 1824 completed in 1858, it currently produces 10,200,000 litres of whisky every year and most of that goes into 6,000,000 bottles of The Glenlivet Single Malt which is Americas largest selling single malt. The rest of the whisky produced is used on owners Pernod Ricard’s blended whiskies. The name The Glenlivet is one of the most renowned whiskies in the world. There are a huge range of bottlings and the rarer ones end up in auction and are a big choice for collectors.

This single malt whisky was distilled in 2006 at the Glenlivet distillery in the Scottish Speyside whisky region. It was matured solely in a 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butt and in 2024 was bottled at 61.6% alc/vol as part of the Signatory Vintage cask strength range. This whisky has no added colouring and was limited to 624 bottles.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Rich aromas of dried fruits and cocoa powder, complemented by toffee apples, pecans, and caramel, finishing with soft sandalwood.

Palate: Malty with honeyed notes of lime blossom and heather, fruity notes of Mirabelle plum and tangy orange jam. The mid-palate is heady with iris and lily, gradually covered in a fine layer of salted butter caramel.

Finish: Long and sunny with chocolate drops, refreshed with notes of candied lemon. The aftertaste is delicious and rich with crème caramel and coffee éclair, underscored by a magnificent vegetal bitterness of gentian and ginger, and noble spices of cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg.