Glenfiddich Classic

Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Excellence

This 26 Year Old from Glenfiddich is something special. The whisky matured exclusively in bourbon casks from the Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky (so no sherry casks in the mix). It was christened Excellence. Sounds expensive, no? It is. A bottle will set you back around 450 EUR. Ouch. But let us forget the price and enjoy the dram. The nose is...

Score 84/100

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix

There is a saying that goes “If life hands you lemons, Make Lemonade”. this sums up really good what Glenfiddich just did! First the story: The winter of 2009 was really hard, and a lot of snow fell down. On Thursday Jan 7th , in the most remote part of the snow covered distillery, some of the warehouse roofs collapsed, ripped open by the sheer...

Score 85/100

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

This review was done shortly after the Aberlour 16 DC review. I decided to write this review in comparison to Aberlour 16. Color: An orange-amber. Nose: Initially I acquired strong notes of dark fruits especially berries in the way of raspberries. Vanilla also shows up in the beginning. With time, I noticed extended dark fruits in the way of...

Score 85/100

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old

These are notes from a tasting a while ago. I still stand behind them. Nose: Sherry at the fore with light oak, bits of that lemon grass, and a few whispers of peat. There is some nuttiness along with some orange zest. More rounded then the 12, but not as laid back at the 15. Really glad they upped the ABV: very enjoyable. Taste: Round oak with a...

Score 80/100