Glenfiddich 1982

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old

One has to be careful when reviewing the more premium whiskies (and one as popular as this) because their rarity and price inevitably place a bias on your nose and palate. I, therefore, promised my self to be brutally honest and not care about who I hurt in the process. However, this 30 year old need not have been afraid. The nose is a beautiful...

Score 91/100

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Rich Oak

As the name of this Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Rich Oak already suggests, it is a somewhat special bottling. It is the classic Glenfiddich that got a finish of 6 weeks in American oak and another 12 weeks in new European oak. Glenfiddich, always an innovator, was the first distillery to use so called virgin oak, back in the day. The nose is aromatic...

Score 81/100

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

Glenfiddich was my introduction to single malts when my late father-in-law poured me a dram of the 18yo several years ago. Until then, slamming back a few JW Reds on the rocks was my idea of Scotch drinking. (The horror, the horror!) Since I developed a taste for a wide range of single malts, I've sampled the 12yo and the 18yo, but this 15yo...

Score 89/100

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

I was more excited to try this than the 12. The 12 delivered exactly what I expected but I had higher hopes for the 15 year old. The bottle I tried is the standard version at 40% not the distillers edition. This 15 year old is matured in American bourbon casks, followed by Portuguese sherry and virgin oak finally it is married in a Solera vat. ...

Score 87/100