Cadenhead 45 Year Blended Scotch Whisky

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A curiously small batch 1973 vintage Blend, bottled after 45 years at 43.1%. The whisky is a marriage of Glenlivet, Glenfarclas and Invergordon whiskies, blended together in 2016 and left to marry in a single ex-Sherry Hogshead. Only 12 bottle are coming to Canada, exclusively to KWM! 87pts Whisky Fun.

Producer Tasting Note

Nose: Rich and chocolatey, with frozen raspberries, caramel and faint meaty notes. black cherries and pine needles with hints of pineapple.

Palate: ground coffee, creamy and fruity with faint oaky notes. Orange peel, cinnamon, strawberry sauce and peaches.

Finish: Soft spice with syrupy fruits, peaches, pear and mandarins. With hints of polished oak and dark fruits.

87pts Whisky Fun

"One grain (Invergordon, hurray) and two Speysiders (Glenfarclas and Glenlivet), blended together in 2016 and bottled three years later. Just wondering, do Cadenhead call Glenlivet ‘Glenlivet-Glenlivet’? Ah, no, Minmore… Anyway. Colour: gold. Nose: we’re a little less in our preferred territories this time, with more sweetness, more coconut balls, candyfloss, marshmallows… Having said that, there’s also some precious wood, pine resin, walnut cake,  kougelhopf, whiffs of old basement, concrete, candlewax, rainwater… The jury’s still out. Mouth: look, at barely 300€, it’s a steal anyway. Chamomile tea, some kind of herbal, anise-y blend,  hay wine, stewed rhubarb, old riesling, marmalade and peach jam, with the old grain’s vanilla-ed coconuts singing louder than expected. A matter of proportions, I suppose? Was it like 50% Invergordon, 50% the malts? Finish: rather long and pretty waxier. A lot of beeswax Comments: actually very very good, just a tad flabbier than the younger malts. Which, after all, is in the nature of things. SGP:641 - 87 points."

700 ml