From The Glenlivet's Cellar Collection, this single malt was distilled in 1967 and bottled in 2000 at 33 years old. It was bottled at 46% ABV and came in an oak presentation case.
About This Whisky
The Cellar Collection draws on old stock held back in the distillery's warehouses, with each release tied to a single year of distillation. The 1967 was selected for bottling in 2000 by then master distiller Jim Cryle, whose signature appears on the bottle. Retail listings record American oak maturation and a strength of 46% ABV. This is the 750mL presentation.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Beeswax, ripe pear and pineapple, with vanilla pod, old leather and a trace of furniture polish.
- Palate: Supple and mouth-coating, with honeyed fruit, orange oil, nutmeg and soft old oak.
- Finish: Long and gently resinous, with dried apricot and a clean, dry wood note at the end.
Serving & Food
Room temperature, neat, in a thin-walled copita. Let it breathe for ten minutes or so, and add water only a drop at a time if at all. Pair it with a slice of Dundee cake, aged Gouda, or simply a few dried figs.
How to Enjoy
Glenlivet collectors, birth-year gifts for 1967, and quiet evenings with an old Speyside malt from the pre-1970s era.
Product Details
Distillery: The Glenlivet
Series: Cellar Collection
Vintage: 1967
Bottled: 2000
Age: 33 years old
Cask: American oak
Style: Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
ABV: 46% ABV
Volume: 750mL
Origin: Scotland
About the Distillery
The Glenlivet traces its legal history to 1824, when George Smith, a tenant farmer at Upper Drumin who had been distilling without a licence, rode to Elgin and took out the first licence in the parish under the new Excise Act. Neighbouring smugglers threatened to burn him out, and he is said to have carried a pair of pistols for years afterwards.
Demand soon outgrew the farm, and in 1858 the family built a larger distillery on the Minmore site that is still in use. Seagram bought the business in 1977, and since 2001 it has belonged to Chivas Brothers, the Scotch arm of Pernod Ricard. Tall, lantern-shaped stills with narrow necks give the fruity, floral spirit the distillery is known for.