Glenlivet 2006 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage 70cl, 62.1%
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep mahogany. This is a presentation-led inference based on the first-fill sherry butt style and bottle imagery.
Nose: Big and powerful with dark dried fruit, sherry richness, roasted coffee, spice, and oak. This nose wording is a careful style-led adaptation based on the cask type and Whiskybase review summaries rather than a formal official distillery note.
Palate: Full-bodied and intense with trail mix, burnt coffee beans, dark fruit, pepper, and concentrated sherried malt. This wording is adapted from review-style source material and cask information rather than a formal official tasting sheet.
Finish: Long and warming with lingering coffee, peppery spice, dark fruit, and rich oak. This finish wording is an informed adaptation from review notes and release style rather than a direct official finish note.
Description
Glenlivet 2006 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage 70cl 62.1% is a bold and richly sherried Speyside single malt Scotch whisky bottled by Signatory Vintage for Kirsch Import as part of The Samurai series. Distilled on 17 October 2006 and bottled on 15 October 2020, this release spent almost 14 years maturing before being bottled at its full natural cask strength of 62.1% ABV.
This expression was matured in a single first-fill sherry butt, cask number 900993. That cask style gives Glenlivet’s elegant Speyside spirit a richer and more intense profile than the distillery’s lighter house style is often known for, layering dark fruit, spice, chocolate, and oak over the whisky’s underlying malt and fruit character.
With only 586 bottles released, this is a limited single cask bottling with strong appeal for both enthusiasts and collectors. As part of the Kirsch-imported Samurai series, it also carries extra visual and collector interest thanks to its distinctive presentation and the reputation of Signatory Vintage among independent bottlers. The point about added collector interest from the series presentation is partly an inference based on the release format and importer-specific branding.
Why Choose Glenlivet 2006 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage
This release combines Glenlivet’s refined Speyside spirit with the richness of first-fill sherry maturation in a limited cask strength bottling.
Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
Distilled in 2006 and bottled in 2020
Bottled by Signatory Vintage for Kirsch Import
Part of The Samurai series
Matured in a first-fill sherry butt
Cask number 900993
Bottled at natural cask strength of 62.1% ABV
Limited to 586 bottles
Ideal For
Fans of rich sherried Speyside single malts
Collectors of Signatory Vintage bottlings
Glenlivet enthusiasts seeking independent releases
Drinkers who enjoy full-strength whisky
Product Details
Product: Glenlivet 2006 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage
Distillery: Glenlivet
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Bottled For: Kirsch Import
Region: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Vintage: 2006
Distilled: 17 October 2006
Bottled: 15 October 2020
Series: The Samurai
Cask Type: First Fill Sherry Butt
Cask Number: 900993
ABV: 62.1%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Outturn: 586 Bottles
Presentation: Natural Colour, Non-Chill Filtered, Cask Strength, Single Cask
Collector’s Note
This is the kind of bottle that attracts collector attention because it combines a respected Speyside distillery, a single first-fill sherry butt, cask strength presentation, a limited outturn, and an importer-exclusive Samurai series identity. For buyers who follow Signatory Vintage or Kirsch releases, it has extra appeal as a clearly defined single-cask bottling with strong presentation character. The point about presentation appeal is an inference based on the Samurai series format.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.995 kg |
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