Glenfiddich 18 Years old design
This 18-year-old expression of Glenfiddich is matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and then married in small batches for at least three months.
This 18-year-old expression of Glenfiddich is matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and then married in small batches for at least three months.
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Glenfiddich | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
18 Years | |
40% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Bourbon | |
Sherry - Oloroso | |
Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Apple:
Apple:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Spices:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Honey:
Oil:
Dried Fruit:
Oil:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Orange:
Orange:
Raisin:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Raisin:
Berries:
Green Apple:
Pear:
Berries:
Cake:
Green Apple:
Cake:
Pear:
Herb:
Nutmeg:
Clove:
Herb:
Nutmeg:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Clove:
Melon:
Herbs:
Lemon Peel:
Tropical Fruit:
Alcohol:
Date:
Coconut:
Bonfire Smoke:
Banana:
Grass:
Bonfire Smoke:
Date:
Melon:
Coconut:
Banana:
Plum:
Grape:
Alcohol:
Tropical Fruit:
Plum:
Grape:
Lemon:
Coffee:
Grass:
Herbs:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Coffee:
Tasting
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Spices:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Apple:
Apple:
Malt:
Malt:
Spices:
Nuts:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Oil:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Nutmeg:
Nutmeg:
Orange:
Green Apple:
Orange:
Green Apple:
Nuts:
Herb:
Herb:
Pear:
Pear:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Date:
Date:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Barley:
Barley:
Chili:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Chili:
Cherry:
Pepper:
Cherry:
Lemon:
Seaweed:
Lemon Peel:
Fig:
Herbs:
Cake:
Tropical Fruit:
Coffee:
Grape:
Clove:
Maritime Notes:
Honey:
Plum:
Wheat:
Clove:
Cake:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Lemon Peel:
Fig:
Wheat:
Lemon:
Hazelnut:
Coffee:
Grape:
Plum:
Tropical Fruit:
Heather:
Heather:
Hazelnut:
Honey:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Malt:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Apple:
Oil:
Oil:
Apple:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Cherry:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Cinnamon:
Alcohol:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Honey:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Cake:
Tropical Fruit:
Pepper:
Honey:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Maritime Notes:
Pepper:
Grass:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Grass:
Seaweed:
Heather:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
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All tasting notes
RATING: 3.4/5.0 ≙ 82 pts
Rating of article "Glenfiddich 18Y Small Batch Reserve - 40% - 0.7l"
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Fresh fruit, apple and mixed tropical. Sweet sherry, cinnamon rolls, vanilla and other spices. As you let it sit in the glass the fruitiness dies back and a dark toffee note comes up.
Taste:
Intense sweet arrival. Less of the intense fresh fruit from the nose and more dried fruits - apricot. Sherry, vanilla oakiness. Powerful flavours throughout.
Finish:
Finishes somewhat dryer, and long. Lingering fruitiness and oak.
Comment:
I picked this up as part of a tasting set and it was well worth the try. The nose in particular is outstanding, you can see the relation to the younger Glenfiddich releases but this is a different beast entirely. Unfortunately it comes with a price tag to match, though I can see why people would be willing to pay the extra. Really decent stuff.