The Glenlivet 25 Year The Sample Room Collection

The Glenlivet is one of Speyside’s historic distilleries. You can’t talk about scotch without even breathing The Glenlivet in the same sentence. But what is The Sample Room? The Sample Room is where The Glenlivet gets its creative juices flowing. Cask trials and finishing techniques… The Sample Room allows for that kind of experimentation while keeping its core line intact.

The Sample Room Collection’s 25 Year is a double cask single malt Scotch whisky. The spirit is finished in first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and in Tronçais oak Cognac casks. The Glenlivet describes it as deep, silky, and decadent, having flavors of sweet fig and blood oranges as well as warming ginger, toasted oak, and charred pineapple notes. The finish is long and sweet, with gentle spice notes. You get chocolate ganache, plum jam, and manuka honey on the nose and aromas of fresh lemon zest, toasted cinnamon, and orange blossom.

In 2024, this bottle received a Gold and Double Gold at the International Wine & Spirit Competition and International Spirits Challenge, respectively. The year before that, it got Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. 

The Glenlivet recommends enjoying this all on its own or served over ice. For mixing, try contrasting or complimentary flavors. If you want a bottle that redefines flavor and one that utilizes cask and aging to the highest degree, consider The Sample Room Collection’s 25 Year.