Glenfiddich 12 single malt whisky is part of the distillery's flagship collection. It is an award-winning Speyside whisky and an excellent choice for seasoned sippers or those who are new to whisky. It has lots of light and fruity flavours thanks to a high cut point. Aged for 12 years in American and European oak casks, it's also the world's most awarded single malt!
Grain. Slightly floral, mineralic. Spirity, orchard fruit, malty, honey. Citrus develops.
Light, floral, spices. Very smooth.
Sweet, touch of oak and general fruit, oily.
Stereotypical Speyside. Consistent - a good benchmark.
Like others I didn't bother with this for a while because you see it everywhere so I assumed it was rubbish. It isn't.
I had this neat on a transcontinental flight, quite refreshing to be honest. Light, floral, with a hint of pear. It is quite easy to drink. Would prefer it neat, I added a little bit of water towards the end and it weakened it a lot.
Go's slightly cloudy though. *
I'm reliavely new to Scotch & frightened I might not like peaty Islay versions so am easing myself in, this is my 2nd I've tried after being a Sipping Rum drinker for over 10yrs. After the mineral kick this has a nice creamy mouth feel & butterscotch taste wen u add cold water, go's slightly though. It's less ripe peaches n' vanilla ice cream tasting than Glenmorangie 10, it has more of a poached pair with butterscotch sauce taste & oily mouth feel. Non cold chill filtered for the win ^^ I do prefer both Whiskies I've tried so far with water to loosen them. Any1 (points below) who calls non Islay Whisky bland & blended should read & they'll quickly find out that all single malts are blended (even their precious peaty 1's) , just that the casks all come from the same distillery. A blended Whiskey by defenition is also blended, but from many Whiskies from many distilleries.
I avoided this dram for a long time because of it being so common I just assumed it would be bad. Much like Budweiser being the best selling beer in the US and also being disgusting horse piss. When I finally decided to grab a bottle I was pleasantly surprised! Very smooth, very fruity and light. and if you wait about 5-10 mins between sips your mouth fills with butterscotch or toffee. Don't pay attention to the scotch snobs. This is definitely a good drink. I actually prefer this over Highland Park 12 or Caol Ila 12. And not because those are peated. Laphroaig is my favorite distiller.
