Representing speyside: dufftown: fiddich & Dullan rivers Nose: neat: honey, caramel, sherry, vanilla. Pepper. Citrus fruit. Raisin. The sherry honey sweetness is what stands out. After the first sip more orange came out, almost like orange toffee. with water: orange dominated with honey sweetness. Sherry in the background Body: neat: thin and light. with water: still thin and light Palate: neat: oaky sweetness with some faint caramel and a hit of smokiness which is lovely. with water: pepper stood out and caramel cane to the for front. Finish: neat: I was surprised it was medium in length and a little lasting smokiness which I love with scotch. It’s like a sweet smoky caramelly orange. with water: no change with water but more Carmel, orange sweetness with a Burnt oakiness. Delicious. Note: this was given to me at a sample 1.5-2oz from Jared. Initial sip was nice. It was a little distant and smokey which I liked and opened up into the sweetness. This was an interesting dream that just kept evolving sip after sip. The flavors were swirling around and a round which made this very enjoyable.
About this bottle
The Glenfiddich Excellence 26 Year is produced in limited quantities and part of the Glenfiddich Rare & Vintage Collection. This single malt expression has matured exclusively in American ex-bourbon oak casks for at least 26 years.
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No. 8 on my Glenfiddich journey. Great whiskey, one of those ones you just want to roll round and round your mouth. Vanilla, honey in spades. Now this is a ridiculously expensive whisky at $350USD. I really should take it down to 3 based on price but its better than that. Great way to finish off the tasting.
While I'm not a huge fan of Glenfiddich (I find them too sweet) this is none the less a nice whiskey. The price however is quite prohibitive, there are a lot of whiskey, in my opinion, that are much better, at a fifth of the price of this one.
Woody, complex, finally a glenfiddich with age statement that tastes like a real scotch and 43abv. But for the price, this one is not really worth it. 4.25/5
I found the glenfiddich 12 and 18 very much one dimensional but this was certainly a few notches up similar to the medeira cask. Rich and elegant
Tried at Dan's Bicton tasting. Nice and spicy, rich and delicious. Very pricey at $500+, sampled it for a measly $4 token ah thankyou
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