Product description
For every whisky connoisseur the name Samaroli is a synonymus of the finest quality.
Silvano Samaroli entered whisky business in 1968 and focused on bottling exceptional single casks of single malts. In 2008 Samaroli left every day operations in hands of Antonio Bleve but still played an active role in the business until his death in February 2017. The Samaroli brand is still alive and Bleve and his associate Francesco Saverio Binetti are now responsible for cask selection. Glenlivet 1999 presented here was aged in cask # 77205 for almost two decades and bottled at 45% abv in 2018 with an outrun of 234 bottles (162 bottles in 700ml size and 72 bottles in 750ml size).
Nose: fruity, apples, bananas, nectarines, orange peel, sultanas, caramel, vanilla, sponge cake, cinnamon, white pepper and oak.
Palate: sweet and fruity, ripe apples and peaches, oranges, banana bread, honey, vanilla, milk chocolate, bunch of fresh herbs and oak.
Finish: long, with notes of vanilla, toffee, sweet pastries, orange peel, white pepper and oak.