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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| 9988 | |
| Glenfiddich | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 18 Years | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Sherry - Oloroso | |
| Bourbon | |
 
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| Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Apple:
Sweet:
Spices:
Cinnamon:
Sherry:
Oak:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Caramel:
Orange:
Cake:
Chocolate:
Green Apple:
Malt:
Berries:
Nutmeg:
Peat Smoke:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Cherry:
Clove:
Coconut:
Date:
Grape:
Honey:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Oil:
Plum:
Herb:
Tasting
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Apple:
Sherry:
Cinnamon:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Malt:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Green Apple:
Orange:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Peat Smoke:
Cake:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Date:
Fig:
Grape:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Plum:
Seaweed:
Tropical Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Finish
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Apple:
Nuts:
Herb:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Chocolate:
Grass:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Tropical Fruit:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.0
Rate
80
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Quality comparison of bottles
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Tasting notes of KDav69:
08. Jul 2019
Comment:My bottle is 43% ABV
08. Dec 2018
All tasting notes
06. May 2015
Nosing:
Fruitiness, backed apple, cinnamon, dark fruits
Taste:
Spices, Oakiness
Finish:
Long
Fruitiness, backed apple, cinnamon, dark fruits
Taste:
Spices, Oakiness
Finish:
Long
06. May 2015
Nosing:
Baked apple, cinnamon and rich oak
Taste:
Baked apple, cinnamon and rich oak
Baked apple, cinnamon and rich oak
Taste:
Baked apple, cinnamon and rich oak
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
RATING: 3.4/5.0 ≙ 82 pts
27. Jan 2019
19. Nov 2017
Nosing:
Wax，
Taste:
Finish:
medium,
Comment:
nice complexity but too light body and too watered, 43/45abv would be much better.
Wax，Taste:
Finish:
medium,
Comment:
nice complexity but too light body and too watered, 43/45abv would be much better.
11. Dec 2019
Nosing: very light and delicate nose with brown sugar. 
toasted almonds 
,
christmas spices including 
. overrall very well balanced. 
notes as well....sitting in glass longer it the nose is "thickening" so to speak, becoming more viscous and heavy.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Real good stuff! There's a lot going on here, very well balanced. The baked apple notes combine with the spices and the balance of casks, all comes together to create something i honestly wasn't ready for! I found myself "chewing" this whisky too, not something i do unless a whisky has a lot of heft and character to it's body.
with brown sugar. toasted almonds , christmas spices including . overrall very well balanced. notes as well....sitting in glass longer it the nose is "thickening" so to speak, becoming more viscous and heavy. Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Real good stuff! There's a lot going on here, very well balanced. The baked apple notes combine with the spices and the balance of casks, all comes together to create something i honestly wasn't ready for! I found myself "chewing" this whisky too, not something i do unless a whisky has a lot of heft and character to it's body.
10. Dec 2017
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
05. Feb 2016
05. Feb 2016
Comment:
22. Feb 2016
Nosing: Oak, orange peel, coco, cinnamon, raw sugar
Taste: Oak, oak, oak, sweet, sherry.
Finish: long and spicy/sweet.
Comment:
Taste: Oak, oak, oak, sweet, sherry.
Finish: long and spicy/sweet.
Comment:
