Simon Wittenberg takes a have a look at The Glenlivet’s new restricted trio of single malt Scotch whiskies that leaves individuals guessing…

The Glenlivet, the Speyside distillery in Scotland, is thought for difficult the established order, in addition to its quest to open up the world of whisky to an entire new technology of drinkers. Over the last decade or so, the model launched matt black restricted version bottles to encourage individuals to expertise whisky aromas and flavours with none preconceptions.

These had been specifically Alpha, Cipher, Code and Enigma (a US unique), and had been designed to maintain whisky connoisseurs guessing as to what they had been savouring.

Spectra is the subsequent mysterious masterpiece to have been conjured up by Grasp Distiller Alan Winchester and his group in Speyside to tantalise the style buds of drinkers. As soon as once more, The Glenlivet has used the shade of black, however this time on a fantastically engineered trapezium-shaped field.

The cause for utilizing this type is as a result of the three 20cl bottles are housed in separate compartments (numbered one to a few), that every has triangular-shaped magnetic lids (the center part is an inverted triangle to make all of it work collectively).

Why the identify “Spectra” (which sounds just like the identify of a film)? Nicely, we will solely suppose it’s as a result of this trio of thriller Scotch whiskies invitations customers to discover a large “spectrum” of flavours via an immersive tasting expertise. Every expression is a reinterpretation of The Glenlivet’s signature easy and fruity home fashion and is launched with none trace of what’s inside.

It’s all right down to Scotch lovers to decipher the profile, and this has been assisted due to a bespoke digital expertise that transports whisky lovers right into a multi-sensory world. This thereby permits them to discover their very own palate and personally interpret the elusive tasting notes of every expression.

Via a digital expertise, which might be activated by scanning Spectra’s QR code on a smartphone, whisky drinkers are then given cryptic hints and are challenged to place their tasting skills to the check as they search to find out essentially the most outstanding flavours of every bottle (i.e. whether or not it’s toffee, vanilla and pear for instance). On the finish of every tasting, customers are given a personalised scorecard displaying how shut they received to decoding every of the three mysterious single malts.

Alan Winchester, Grasp Distiller at The Glenlivet, stated: “True to our tradition-breaking spirit, we created an modern whisky tasting expertise throughout three single malts. Stretching our signature home fashion into three completely different single malt whiskies that work collectively as a set was a novel problem.

Given the mysterious nature of The Glenlivet Spectra, we aimed to make sure every flavour was distinct and recognisable. I hope whisky lovers take pleasure in exploring the large spectrum of flavours inside The Glenlivet Spectra, as a lot as we loved crafting them.”

The full tasting notes and cask data shall be revealed later this yr, which can allow drinkers to totally uncover the expertly crafted tasting notes contained inside The Glenlivet Spectra.

The Glenlivet Spectra – The place and How?

The Glenlivet Spectra is accessible solely from Grasp of Malt and is priced at £105 with free supply. For extra data, go to www.masterofmalt.com and www.theglenlivet.com. Orders are at present restricted to 1 per buyer.

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