The Glenlivet Cipher Single Malt Scotch Whisky - no box! A.B.V_52.5% Sitting in the middle of

Sitting in the middle of the Dewars core range it's a well balanced whisky

the whisky gets its blacker than black colour from the use of double-charred casks - whilst the name Loch Dhu translates to Black Lake from Gaelic

The Botanist Islay Dry Gin - 70cl 46%

This version punches well above the 10 years of maturation in terms of flavour and taste we find it has a deeper sherry note than the 2014 expression

plums Finish: bitter

The Glenlivet Cipher Single Malt Scotch Whisky - no box! A.B.V_52.5% Sitting in the middle ofThe first distillery to take out a license after the Excise Act of 1823, the distillery was a favourite of King George the IV who demanded nothing but during a visit to Edinburgh in 1821 three years before it was legal! Glenlivet has given it's name to the 'longest valley in Scotland', so called after several distilleries laid claim to the Glenlivet suffix to cash in on the distillery's sterling reputation but only one can call itself The Glenlivet.