Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Glenlivet 33 Year Old 1987 Refill American Hogshead Cask 15042

Glenlivet 33 Year Old 1987 Refill American Hogshead Cask 15042 is a rare single cask Speyside single malt from the Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength series. Distilled at Glenlivet in 1987, it matured for 33 years in a single refill American hogshead and was bottled on 11 August 2020 at 49.2% ABV. Batch 20/004 yielded only 173 bottles of 700 ml, non-chill filtered and at natural colour, each presented in a wooden box. Long, gentle ageing has produced a golden, delicate whisky of orchard fruit, honey and soft spice.

Tasting Notes: Green apple, dark honey, pear, vanilla, orange peel, custard.

Nose: Fresh green apple and dark honey with ripe pear, vanilla pod and subtle toasted oak.

Palate: Smooth and delicate: orange peel, malted cereal, brown sugar and baked pear with a hint of black pepper.

Finish: Medium-bodied, with lingering spice and creamy custard.

Serve: Neat, with time in the glass.