The Glenlivet American Hogshead Single Cask Edition 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky

The Glenlivet American Hogshead Single Cask Edition 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky is a cask-strength, 750mL Speyside single malt — 18 years in a single American oak hogshead, bottled at natural cask strength without chill filtration. The edition is bottled at 52.8% ABV (105.6 proof) and limited to 246 individually numbered bottles. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

The Glenlivet's Single Cask Edition is the distillery at its most unrepeatable: one hogshead, one bottling, a flavour that can never be recreated once the cask is gone. The Glenlivet — founded by George Smith in 1824 as the first legally licensed distillery in the parish of Glenlivet — built its name on smooth, fruit-forward Speyside spirit from traditional copper pot stills, and American oak is where that spirit turns creamy: vanilla, honeycomb, and orchard fruit woven through toasted oak. US retailers cite a 94-point Whisky Advocate score for the 105.6-proof edition.

Tasting profile: waves of vanilla and butterscotch with ripe orchard fruit and toasted oak on the nose, opening to cinnamon and nutmeg; a rich, full-bodied palate of creamy vanilla, honeycomb, golden raisin, and apricot, with floral sweetness appearing under a few drops of water. Browse the Glenlivet brand collection, more Scotch whisky, and the full spirits collection.

Serving note: neat first, then a teaspoon of water — single-cask strength rewards patience.

What is a Single Cask Edition bottling? One individual cask, bottled on its own at natural cask strength — no blending between casks, so every edition is unique.

Is it chill filtered? No — it is non-chill filtered and bottled at natural cask strength.

How many bottles were made? 246 individually numbered bottles were drawn from the single American hogshead — each bottle carries its own number.

What is the ABV? Cask strength — 52.8% ABV (105.6 proof).