Glenfiddich 18 Years Small Batch Reserve
This Glenfiddich first matured in sherry and bourbon barrels for 18 years. Master Distiller Brian Kinsman then selected 150 barrels. Divided into small batches, the malt matured for a further 3 months in wooden mixing vessels.
This Glenfiddich first matured in sherry and bourbon barrels for 18 years. Master Distiller Brian Kinsman then selected 150 barrels. Divided into small batches, the malt matured for a further 3 months in wooden mixing vessels.
Details about this bottle | Edit |
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9993 | |
Glenfiddich | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
18 Years | |
40% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
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:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Apple:
Apple:
Sherry:
Malt:
Malt:
Spices:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
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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All tasting notes
Taste: , baked , a nice mix of spices, baked apple, and richness of the sherry influences.
Finish: very well balanced finish of these flavors
Comment: Very well balanced, christmas-y flavors, a great example of how multiple casks can introduce layers into the taste.