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'The Glenlivet' is a Speyside Single malt Scotch Whisky produced by The Glenlivet Distillery several miles south of Ballindalloch, Scotland. The distillery is operated by Chivas for Pernod Ricard.

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History

Bottlings

Pop Culture

See also

External links

History

The distillery was founded in 1824 by George Smith. It was not the first licensed distillery in Scotland: many distilleries such as Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Royal Brackla were founded earlier (see Craig, 1994, p480 for list of Scotch whisky distilleries' foundation dates). The current distillery was built in 1858 at Minmore, near where the rivers Avon and Livet meet. In 1884, the Smiths won exclusive rights to the name ''The Glenlivet'', enabling them to protect their trademark against encroachment by other, lesser quality whiskies.
The whisky originates in the Glen of the Livet, and two other distillers, Tamnavulin and Braeval, are also in the area, with the latter also owned by Pernod. In the Avon valley, the Tomintoul distillery also uses the term "Glenlivet" on its label. The nearest town to the Livet glen is Tomintoul, Scotland, which is approximately ten miles (16 kilometres) south.
In 1977 the distillery was purchased by the North American alcohol giant Seagram, which has heavily promoted it in the American market. It was subsequently acquired by Pernod Ricard in 2000 and is now the most widely sold single malt Scotch in the USA.
In 1827 James Hogg said of the whisky:
:Gie me the real Glenlivet... the human mind never tires o' Glenlivet. If a body could just find oot the exac' proportion and quantity that ought to be drunk every day, and keep to that, I verily trow that he might leeve for ever, without dying at a', and that doctors and kirkyards would go oot o' fashion. (quoted in Cooper 1992)

Bottlings

The most common bottlings of The Glenlivet available in most places worldwide today:

★ The Glenlivet 12 Year Old

★ The Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve

★ The Glenlivet 18 Year Old

★ The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Archive
Additional bottlings include:

★ The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill

★ The Glenlivet 15 Year Old

★ The Glenlivet Nadurra 16 Year Old

★ The Glenlivet Cellar Collection

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★ 1972 Cask Strength

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★ American Oak Finish 30 Year Old

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★ French Oak Finish 1983

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★ 1967

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★ 1964 Cask Strength

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★ 1959 Cask Strength
Proprietary bottlings occurred for 12 Years; 15 Years French Oak Reserve; 18 Years and 21 Years Archive.

Pop Culture

In the 1996 Wachowski brothers' film ''Bound'', a high-level crime boss prefers The GlenLivet, and the acquisition of a bottle of it provides an important plot element.
In Season Four, Episode Five of HBO's The Sopranos, it was implied that Tony Soprano preferred The Glenlivet while drinking in Adriana La Cerva's nightclub Crazy Horse. While in a coma-induced dream in Season Six, he gushes that Glenlivet is "more than OK," and when checking into a hotel with Paulie Walnuts later in that same season, he requests that two fifths of Glenlivet be sent up to the room.
A reference was made to Glenlivet by Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) in the 2004 film Anchorman. "I'll have three fingers of Glenlivet with a little bit of pepper and some cheese."
Detective William "Bunk" Moreland is of the HBO series The Wire is often seen drinking The Glenlivet.
The Crash Test Dummies song, "When I Go Out With Artists," claims that if artists controlled television, then all advertisements would be for "fine Scotch whisky" such as Glenfiddich and Glenlivet.
In the "Albatross" episode of , Detective Bobby Goren orders Glenlivet.
In the 2005 comedy film "Wedding Crashers" when "Jeremy Grey" (Vince Vaughn) declares his unusual love for "Gloria" (Isla Fisher) to the priest (Henry Gibson) he serves the priest and himself a glass of Glenlivet.
In the television show The West Wing, as a celebration of the end of the Santos Presidential Campaign, the highest ranking campaign staff celebrate by ordering a bottle of Glenlivet. Campaign manager Josh Lyman makes a comment about the whiskey's outrageous price, but only because he was forced to pay.
New York Yankees manager Billy Martin (played by John Turturro) is shown drinking the Glenlivet during Episode 7 "Past Combatants" of ESPN's miniseries 'The Bronx is Burning'.

See also

★ Whisky

★ Scotch whisky

★ List of whisky brands

★ List of distilleries in Scotland

External links

★ Glenlivet Distillery website

★ Official website

★ Details of how to visit Glenlivet distllery

★ A discussion of the scotches of Speyside

★ BoozeBasher review of The Glenlivet Nàdurra

★ Review of Nadurra