The Glenlivet 12 Year Provence Edition 750ml

This is not simply the standard Glenlivet 12 with a different label.The release is described as the second release in The Glenlivet's “Beyond Speyside Series.” It takes the familiar Glenlivet 12-year-old style and adds a finishing period involving French wine casks, including Provence Cru Classé wine casks. The Provence Cru Classé designation is particularly significant. It refers to a group of top Provençal wine estates recognized under the Cru Classé system established in 1955; contemporary reporting on the release describes the category as covering 23 authorized Provençal wineries. Bottom line: The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Provence Edition is a 40% ABV, 12-year-old Speyside single malt and the second Beyond Speyside Series release, finished in French wine and Provence Cru Classé wine casks. Its defining difference from ordinary Glenlivet 12 is the wine-cask finish, with the resulting profile leaning toward peach, apricot, orchard fruit, honey, vanilla, floral notes and gentle spice. The purple/teal Provence packaging makes it visually distinctive.