The iconic Glenlivet Distillery has become a name so associated with the sale of Single Malt scotch that an entire region had to change their name due to its success. But more than a century ago, one company was in the business of selling Glenlivet single malt by the bottle. The famed grocer in Elgin made a nice business of buying malt spirit from the local distilleries and bottling it under now iconic labels. Those original bottlings were some of the first bottle single malt scotch on the market and Gordon & Macphail would continue their special relationship with the great distillers of Scotland until today. Only recently have they announced that they would no longer be filling contracts as they had for many decades, but that doesn't mean they don't have excellent stocks for the foreseeable future. Considering the provenance and quality of the bottler, this gorgeous single barrel of Glenlivet is an absolute steal. Distilled in early 2003 and filled into a once used bourbon barrel, it aged for 2 long decades at the G&M warehouses in Elgin before being hand selected by K&L Wine Merchants for our exclusive use. Bottled on August 22nd of 2023 at cask strength without chillfiltration or coloring of any kind. Only 158 bottles were produced at 55.3% alc by vol. This extremely classically styled Glenlivet showcases the incredible delicacy for which the famous Speysider is renounced. A truly under valued barrel which would normally cost multiples of this price on the open market.