1974 Smith's Glenlivet 36 year Gordon & MacPhail "Rare Vintage" Speyside Single Malt Whisky (750ml)

The origins of Glenlivet Distillery can be traced back to 1815, but it is well known that illicit distilling was going on long before then. In 1817 George Smith leased some land at Upper Drumin Farm, where he continued illicit distilling to supplement his crofters wage. During 1823 an Excise Act was pushed through by the Duke of Gordon - Smiths's landlord - to stop illicit distilling. Gordon then persuaded Smith to take out the first licence and he also helped to set up the distillery at Drumin. Due to the success of Glenlivet, a number of distilleries in the region appended the name Glenlivet to their own. In 1880 J.G. Smith took legal action and the court ruled that there was only one "The Glenlivet". This wonderful sherry aged whisky is very rare and complex. In the traditional licensed bottling label, G&M has some of the finest Glenlivet stocks of any bottler. This fresh floral and balanced whisky is single malt at its most elegant.