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.
I am a huge peat fan. Normally I can't go past a Ledaig or Lagavulin but to have something on hand for guests who don't like peat or a break from the norm I always have a bottle of this on the shelf. Smooth, sweet easy drink.
For something you can usually find in most corner shops and supermarkets, it's my go-to whiskey for when you need to sing and fall into a stupor. Dash of water if you're a bit weak but it goes down a dream. Sometimes, you don't want to sniff and swill and dissect, you just want to get drunk, and this is 10 times better than any blended rubbish and pretty well priced.
My first and still one of my favourite drams. Having built up a good collection of various scotch whiskies and trying many many others. I can honestly say this has always remained one of my favourites. It's easy to drink yet complex enough to make you think you are drinking a whisky above its price bracket. Will always be welcome in my collection.
I've always loved scotch, and as a youngster I drank this whenever I could afford it instead of cheaper blended, but it's only when you get older and have a tad more experience (and money) that you realise that while its always been a consistent & great Scotch, it doesn't hold many surprises anymore. It's like an old girlfriend who you still have fond memories of but dont love, you move on.
Yes. This is my starter drink when someone introduced whisky to me. Since then I barrel aged a litre for 2 weeks and it definitely mellowed out. Got darker in color. And a definite burnt wood as you bring the glass to the nose. I have another barrel aging, hopefully I can wait longer than the two weeks to have this batch to mellow out. Let you know in another 3 weeks.
