THE GLENLIVET SPECTRA

The Glenlivet distillery out of Scotland, over the last several years, has been running an ongoing series that’s released with no tasting notes or cask information, but instead provides clues to help drinkers try and figure out what exactly it is they are consuming. Most recently it was a bottling called Enigma, and now coming behind it is a new boxed set known as The Glenlivet Spectra.

The Glenlivet Spectra, according to those behind it, “invites consumers to explore a wide spectrum of flavours. Each of the three expressions is a reinterpretation of The Glenlivet’s signature smooth and fruity house style and is released without tasting notes, age or cask information, challenging the senses of Scotch lovers.”

How this particular boxed set works is that a “bespoke digital experience that transports whisky lovers into a multi-sensory world, allowing them to explore their own palate and personally interpret the elusive tasting notes of each expression.” To this end “whisky drinkers will be given cryptic hints and challenged to put their tasting abilities to the test as they seek to determine what flavour profiles make each bottle unique. At the end of each tasting, users are given a personalised scorecard showing how close they are to decoding each of the three mysterious single malts.”

“True to our tradition-breaking spirit,” said Alan Winchester, The Glenlivet Master Distiller, in a prepared statement, “we created an innovative whisky tasting experience across three single malts. Stretching our signature house style into three different single malt whiskies that work together as a collection was a unique challenge. Given the mysterious nature of The Glenlivet Spectra, we aimed to ensure each flavour was distinct and recognisable.

“I hope whisky lovers enjoy exploring the wide spectrum of flavours within The Glenlivet Spectra, as much as we enjoyed crafting them.”

As it stands now plans call for Spectra to come as three small bottles of whisky (20 cl each in the United Kingdom) that are all enclosed in a box “composed of three compartments with each housing one of the three expressions. Each panel has been designed to subtly nod to the flavour profile of the bottle within.”