Glenlivet Founder's Reserve Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Includes Branded Glass)
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The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve has been created using the time-honoured distillation methods that he introduced so long ago. Made with water from the same crystal-clear mountain streams, in the same cold, pure air, The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve is as smooth and fruity as the whisky that first ran from the original copper pot stills.
These unique, lantern-shaped copper stills, designed by the man himself, are not the only important tools in Glenlivet's distilling legacy. The traditional oak casks in which they mature the whisky give each expression its own distinct characteristics.
When George Smith began distilling, The Glenlivet had no age statements and he selected whisky from casks of a range of ages. The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve carries on this tradition, selecting whisky from a variety of traditional aged oak casks. Then, to lend a modern twist to the flavour of the expression, Master Distiller Alan Winchester marries together a selection of the aged oak casks and American first-fill oak casks. American first-fill oak casks are those that have never before been used to mature whisky.
Selective use of these casks provides a smooth, creamy sweetness that mingles harmoniously with the delicate flavours and complex fruity tones already present in the whisky.
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Golden amber with sunlit honey hues
Nose
Fresh orchard fruit—crisp pear and apple—unfold into a creamy vanilla-honey nose with a bright citrus lift. Subtle oak from first-fill casks frames the aroma, adding gentle spice and a silky sweetness that hints at the whisky’s smooth, fruity character.
Palate
Silky and smooth, a creamy sweetness coats the palate, mingling with delicate, complex fruit tones—pear and apple—alongside vanilla and subtle toffee from American first-fill oak, delivering a refined, balanced finish.
Finish
Silky, lingering finish of creamy sweetness entwined with delicate fruity notes, framed by subtle oak warmth that persists gracefully, fading to a refined, honeyed glow.