Bottle 24: Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve: American Oak Selection

Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve: American Oak Selection

Distillery: Glenlivit Distillery
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Age: NAS
ABV: 40%
Cask type(s): traditional oak and first-fill American oak casks
Grain Bill: 100% malted barley

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Delicate aroma of citrus fruits, notably sweet orange, are complimented by creamy vanilla with a hint of honey.
  
• Palate: Sweet, fruit notes of zesty oranges and pears, with a hint of toffee apples.
  
• Finish: Long creamy, and smooth.

Music to Drink To

Advent Reflection

O Sapientia Sonnet

By Malcolm Guite

I cannot think unless I have been thought,
Nor can I speak unless I have been spoken.
I cannot teach except as I am taught,
Or break the bread except as I am broken.
O Mind behind the mind through which I seek,
O Light within the light by which I see,
O Word beneath the words with which I speak,
O founding, unfound Wisdom, finding me,
O sounding Song whose depth is sounding me,
O Memory of time, reminding me,
My Ground of Being, always grounding me,
My Maker’s Bounding Line, defining me,
Come, hidden Wisdom, come with all you bring,
Come to me now, disguised as everything.

Sounding the Seasons: Seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year by Malcolm Guite