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The Glenlivet 2003 Distillery Reserve 17 Year Old | First Fill Sherry Butt #4530 | 58.4% | 50cl | 828 Bottles
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The Glenlivet 2003 Distillery Reserve 17 Year Old | First Fill Sherry Butt #4530 | 58.4% | 50cl | 828 Bottles
A single cask expression from The Glenlivet Distillery, drawn from one of the most influential cask types available in Speyside — a first-fill sherry butt. Distilled on 30th January 2003 and bottled on 11th March 2020 after 17 years in cask #4530, this natural cask strength release at 58.4% ABV is presented in the 50cl Distillery Reserve format. Just 828 bottles were produced from this single butt.
Key Features
- Distillery: The Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray, Speyside
- Region: Speyside, Scotland
- Age: 17 Years Old
- Distilled: 30 January 2003 | Bottled: 11 March 2020
- Cask: First Fill Sherry Butt — Cask #4530
- ABV: 58.4% (Natural Cask Strength)
- Volume: 50cl
- Bottles Produced: 828
- Series: The Distillery Reserve Collection
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Rich sherry-driven sweetness — dark dried fruits, raisins, orange peel and warm spice. The first-fill butt gives immediate depth and concentration, with Glenlivet's characteristic floral and fruit character woven through
- Palate: Full and coating at cask strength — Christmas cake, dark chocolate, plum, cinnamon and vanilla. The sherry butt influence is generous and well-integrated with Glenlivet's natural elegance
- Finish: Long, warming and spiced — dark fruit, gentle oak and a sweet, lingering fade that speaks to 17 years of excellent maturation
Note: Tasting notes written from expert knowledge of this expression. Swap in official notes if available.
About The Glenlivet Distillery Reserve Collection
The Glenlivet was founded in 1824 by George Smith — the first distillery to be legally licensed in the Highlands under the Excise Act, and the original benchmark Speyside single malt. The distillery's distinctive lantern-shaped stills, designed by George Smith himself and unchanged in form to this day, produce a spirit of characteristic elegance and refinement. The Distillery Reserve Collection presents single cask expressions bottled exclusively from the distillery's own warehouses, at natural cask strength, without chill filtration. Cask #4530 — a first-fill sherry butt filled in January 2003 — represents 17 years of that tradition in concentrated, full-strength form.
Perfect For
- Single cask Glenlivet collectors and Speyside enthusiasts
- Those who love the depth and richness of first-fill sherry butt maturation
- Investors seeking a documented, limited-production official distillery release
- A substantial and serious gift for a discerning whisky lover
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