{"id":84652,"date":"2026-01-15T12:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=84652"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:28:59","slug":"the-glenlivet-revives-small-batch-collection-with-17-19-20-year-old-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/the-glenlivet-revives-small-batch-collection-with-17-19-20-year-old-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GLENLIVET revives Small Batch Collection with 17, 19 &#038; 20 year old expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Glenlivet has brought back its Small Batch Collection with new flavour profiles for each whisky.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>The single malt collection\u2019s return has the same aged statements as its inaugural offering \u2013 a 17-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old \u2013 but with new flavour profiles developed by The Glenlivet cask master Kevin Balmforth and his team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Balmforth, who took over as Chivas Brother\u2019s master blender following Sandy Hyslop\u2019s retirement, said: <em>\u201cThe Glenlivet Small Batch Collection is a celebration of discovery, inviting whisky appreciators and collectors to explore the extraordinary spectrum of flavours that can be achieved through the meticulous cask combination process.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe 17-year-old opens with bright apple and citrus notes that develop into a sweet, floral complexity. The 19-year-old brings rich dark fruits and spices, culminating in a sweet, aromatic finish and finally, the 20-year-old delivers luscious orchard fruits and warming spices, creating an incredibly syrupy and fruity experience.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTogether, this collection offers a masterful progression of flavour, allowing specific notes to shine while retaining the inherent character of The Glenlivet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each whisky is bottled at its cask strength and non-chilled-filtered. They are named after the flavour profile imparted by their cask maturation, or cask combination.<\/p>\n<p>The Glenlivet 17 Years Old Wildflower Honey is exclusively matured in first-fill American oak. It retails for RRP \u20ac154 (US$179) with 9,900 bottles available.<\/p>\n<p>The Glenlivet 19 Years Old Indulgent Chocolate combines whiskies aged in first-fill American oak, first-fill Sherry and second-fill ex-Scotch barrels. It retails for \u20ac220 (US$256), with 3,936 bottles available.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, The Glenlivet 20 Years Old Orchard Fruitiness is a blend of first-fill American oak, second-fill ex-Scotch, and second-fill American oak hogsheads. Limited to 2,736 bottles, it is priced at \u20ac300 (US$349).<\/p>\n<p>The three expressions are available for purchase globally at exclusive retailers and at The Glenlivet\u2019s home in Speyside, Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Glenlivet has brought back its Small Batch Collection with new flavour profiles for each whisky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":84653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2597,535,1,477,7093,7099,7097],"tags":[69,39,17236,17237,17238,17239,3164,216,103],"class_list":["post-84652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-duty-free-retailers","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luxury","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-glenlivet-small-batch-collection","tag-the-glenlivet-17-years-old-wildflower-honey","tag-the-glenlivet-19-years-old-indulgent-chocolate","tag-the-glenlivet-20-years-old-orchard-fruitiness","tag-the-glenlivet-duty-free","tag-travel-retail","tag-whisky"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84669,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84652\/revisions\/84669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}