The Glenlivet 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky gets its distinctive rich and exotic character from a process of selective maturation in which a proportion of the spirit is matured in French oak casks.
In fact, we at The Glenlivet were one of the first to use French oak for making whisky, a technique that has since been imitated the world over. The Limousin oak we use is cut in France’s Dordogne region, where it is often used to mature Cognac. Its low density allows the whisky to sink deep into the wood, and we carefully control how long the whisky matures in the casks to achieve the desired result: a unique, pleasing spiciness.
