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.

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9993
Glenfiddich
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
18 Years
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 117 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Apple:
Sherry:
Oak:
Spices:
Cinnamon:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Oil:
Almonds:
Orange:
Raisin:
Berries:
Pear:
Cake:
Green Apple:
Cherry:
Clove:
Nutmeg:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Herbs:
Banana:
Bonfire Smoke:
Tropical Fruit:
Coconut:
Coffee:
Date:
Grape:
Grass:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Melon:
Plum:
Tasting
Oak:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Spices:
Sherry:
Apple:
Malt:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Orange:
Green Apple:
Nutmeg:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Dark Chocolate:
Date:
Pepper:
Barley:
Cherry:
Chili:
Seaweed:
Plum:
Cake:
Clove:
Coffee:
Fig:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
Heather:
Honey:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Finish
Oak:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Malt:
Sherry:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Apple:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Cinnamon:
Peat Smoke:
Herbs:
Cake:
Grass:
Heather:
Honey:
Pepper:
Seaweed:
Tropical Fruit:
Zitrus:
Maritime Notes:

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Tasting Notes 117

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Nosing:
A remarkably rich aroma with ripe orchard fruit, baked apple and robust oak.
Taste:
Richly delivers luxurious dried fruit, candy peel and dates. Overlaid with elegant oak notes
Finish:
Warming, rewarding and distinguished.
Comment:

Rating of article "Glenfiddich 18J old design - 40% - 0.7l"

Nosing:
Baked apple, cinnamon and rich oak
Taste:
Baked apple, cinnamon and rich oak
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24. Aug 2015

Rating of article "Glenfiddich 18J old design - 40% - 0.7l"

22. Jun 2016

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Rating of article "Glenfiddich 18J old design - 40% - 0.7l"

03. Nov 2015

Rating of article "Glenfiddich 18J old design - 40% - 0.7l"

26. May 2017
Why do you bottle a rather expensive 18-year-old Single Malt at thin 40% ABV, add E150a colorant and chill-filter it? Big question mark! Light but subtle in the aroma, there is a dominating note of overripe apples with some cinnamon, vanilla cream and hints of Oloroso casks in the background. Orange zest and a touch of cider characterize the aromatic arrival, followed by restrained fruitiness and a medium-length finish with mildly bitter wood spices. Altogether somewhat boring and without big complexity, Glenfiddich's 15yo Solera Vat is a better value.
RATING: 3.4/5.0 ≙ 82 pts