Glenlivet 25 year old - The Sample Room Collection

Profile: The Glenlivet 25 year old - The Sample Room Collection at a Glance

• 25-year-old single malt from the Glenlivet distillery
• Part of the exclusive Sample Room Collection
• Double finish in Pedro Ximénez sherry and Tronçais oak cognac casks
• Over 200 years of tradition from the Speyside distillery founded in 1823
• Limited luxury bottling with a special focus on creativity and craftsmanship

Portrait: What makes the Glenlivet 25 year old - The Sample Room Collection special

There are whiskies that you enjoy drinking. And then there are whiskies like the Glenlivet 25 Year Old - The Sample Room Collection: bottles you'd want to include in your family history. After all, it's not every day you put something on your shelf that's matured longer than most smartphones, social networks, and internet trends have even existed.
The Glenlivet isn't just any distillery—it's the first distillery in all of Speyside to receive an official distilling license in 1823. While others were still hotly debating whether to distill whisky secretly or very secretly, Glenlivet had already taken the legal route. Today, it is one of the world's most productive distilleries and a flagship of Scottish whisky culture. Tradition hasn't gathered dust here, but is carefully polished and creatively reinterpreted.
The 25-year-old Glenlivet belongs to the renowned Sample Room Collection—a series that proves innovation and tradition are by no means opposites. Rather, they sit together in the cask warehouse, sipping a cup of tea and planning how to write the next chapter of "high-end whisky." After a quarter of a century of rest, maturation, and presumably some long conversations between cask and distillate, this whisky receives a very special double finish: first in a Pedro Ximénez sherry cask, then in a Tronçais oak cognac cask.
A duo that sounds roughly like someone decided to catapult the world of barrel fine-tuning into the luxury segment. The result: an alcohol biography that reads like an international education. And that's precisely why this whisky has something aristocratic about it – it's serene, worldly, and knows perfectly well that it doesn't need to explain every vintage photo. It's 25 years old. It's seen enough.
So, if you're looking for a single malt that combines history, craftsmanship, and a good measure of refinement, the Glenlivet 25 Year Old is a bottling that says only one thing: "Sit down. This is going to be special."

Tasting Notes: This is how the Glenlivet 25 year old - The Sample Room Collection tastes like

• Nose: Chocolate ganache and plum jam open the aroma, accompanied by Manuka honey. Fresh lemon zest, roasted cinnamon, and delicate orange blossoms then emerge.
• Palate: Sweet figs and blood oranges form the opening, complemented by warming ginger. Toasted oak and a hint of pineapple add structured, fruity accents.
• Finish: Winter spices lead into a smooth aftertaste, carried by sweet chocolate and creamy toffee.