Monday - December 18, 2006
Christmas Gift Idea #7
My father was an alcoholic ... a trait I never inherited from him thanks to my mother and an incident in 1965 involving a bottle of Apple Wine, two girls and ... never mind. The result was I had to sleep on my stomach for nearly a month and I also did a lot of standing up - even at the dinner table.
The fact is I never developed a taste for whiskey or wine. A case of beer usually lasts me a month or more. One of the lessons my dad taught me was the following: “Son, if you’re going to drink, then drink the really expensive stuff. That way you’ll never be able to afford the habit.” It’s that time of year when I treat myself to a fifth of Crown Royal. It usually lasts until March.
But if you want to try the REALLY expensive stuff or just buy a gift for your boss (Ahem!) this is the way to go. I tasted some Springbank 32-year-old single-malt ($900 per bottle) at a friend’s party some years ago and yes, there is a difference. This bottle of Glenlivet is actually 42 years old and there were only 1824 bottles created (Glenlivet was founded in 1824). Forget drinking it. Just put it on the shelf to impress visitors ... or give it to the boss at the Christmas party. Your co-workers will hate you ....
Glenlivet Single Malt
Scotch Vintage 1964
Qty. Price(1) $2,666.66
(3) $7,599.96
(6) $14,399.94
(12) $27,199.92
Internet Wines & Spirits
Only 1824 of these bottles are to be sold worldwide, created from 15 specially selected casks at cask strength and without chill-filtration.
THE Glenlivet has been enjoyed for nearly 200 years, and today visitors to the distillery can see bottles in the museum that date right back to 1824 when George Smith first began legal production. These are of course, eminently collectable, as are any from THE Glenlivet range that date back more than 20 years.
The whisky itself stops maturing the moment it is taken from the wood, so the taste will not change over the years. However, it is highly likely that these bottles will gain in value as time goes by as less and less remain in circulation. A small number of these casks that have reached their peak of perfection and illustrate the classic rich and elegant characteristics of THE Glenlivet.
Posted by The Skipper
on 12/18/2006 at 04:41 PM
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