A 15 year old single malt Scotch from Glenfiddich Distillery, made up of whiskies matured in American bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak. Inspired by the classic sherry-making bodegas of Spain and Portugal, the 15-year-old whiskies are left to mellow and intensify in a solera vat, a large oak vat that hasn't been emptied since 1998.
Sherry, citrus - orange in particular, dry wood. Slight suggestion of smoke?
Medium, Sherry, raisins. Fruitcake, spices, sweetness.
Candied fruits, raisins, spices, Christmas pudding, oak takes over.
This is a whisky that I really should buy more it's probably the best one out there at this price. Only problem with it is that it's 40% other than that this is awesome. So much sweet sherry and orange peel with raisins and spices. Super smooth definitely don't add any water. And since the whisky in their solera keeps getting older this whisky gets better every time I buy it. No wonder Glenfiddich is so successful amazing whisky at a reasonable price. Cheers! The Sugarbear
Whisky eccezionale, morbido al palato, retrogusto fruttato, un grande whisky....
It's all to easy to forget about how good Glenfiddich is, with all the other names trying to entice us - but this is, quite simply, a great whisky. To be honest, it's been awhile and I'd forgotten what a beautifully smooth, fruity dram this is. The nose is sublime, the taste just what you want from an urbane Speyside and the finish leaves a perfect warmth. As another contributor said, at a time when so many whiskies are NAS and rather poor in quality, give yourself a treat and go for this one. The only thing to make it better would be non-chillfiltration and 46% - but then it wouldn't be this whisky!
First Glenfifdich I have tried and no complaints .I've yet to find a whisky that didnt like me!
At a time when whiskies prices are going up while the quality seems to be going down, it's good to see Glenfiddich are bucking the trend. The 15 year old solera vat has always been good, but the later versions are even better. Thick rich juicy and utterly delicious. The finish is so moreish too. This reminds of Highland Park 12 back when it was good whisky....before the dark times, before the Empire... before all the whisky wouldn't tell us its age and doubled in price ......buy plenty of this. This is simply the best whisky on the market at this price. I intend to get half a dozen because value like this won't last in today's whisky market. Wait till the Chinese find out about this stuff and ditch their overpriced generic Johnny Walker blends...Oh boy...
