Glenlivet 2007 Aged 17 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)

Glenlivet 2007 Aged 12 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)
Volume: 700ml           ABV: 46%           Age: 12 Years           Country: Scotland
Cask Number(s): 900238 Date of Distilling: 10/04/2007 Date of Bottling: 04/02/2020 Matured In: a First Fill Sherry Butt Un-Chillfiltered
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.
You should expect hazelnuts, flowers and soft fruits, vanilla and the wonderful character taken from the American Oak in which they mature this whisky.
This independent bottle by Signatory has been matured in a single First Fill Sherry Butt for 12 years and it was bottled at 46% abv with no chillfiltration. It was distilled on the 10th of April 2007 and bottled on the 4th of February 2020.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Dark chocolate cake with a splash of espresso, red berries macerated with icing sugar and balanced oak.
Palate: Raisins and oranges, toasted oak, milk chocolate and Christmas spices.
Finish: Summer pudding, Christmas spices continue