Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Ancient Reserve Gold

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old

I only bought this one because it is known to be the most popular single malt in thw world. That should have been my clue to stay away. Instead, this was an uneventful single malt with almost no taste and certainly no smoke. I could not wait to get rid of this bottle from my collection and will not buy it again. It is not foul tasting, but just...

Score 75/100

Glenfiddich The Original

This NAS release by Glenfiddich – still one of the world’s bestselling malts – was released with the explanation that it was inspired on the so-called Straigth Malt from 1963. Let us not forget that the whole single malt story started with that one, over 50 years ago. Brian Kinsman, the Master Blender at Grant & Sons, dived into the archives...

Score 80/100

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

I’ve been a bit of a Glenfiddich basher for a while now. I’ve never liked their 12 YO; it is relatively inexpensive, but lacks depth of character. I've cast the Glenfiddich distillery as a slight villain, suggesting that their products are a mass-produced caricature of single malt Scotch (I’m an equal opportunity snob: I’ve cast Glenlivet in the...

Score 80/100

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old

Okay so I've heard and read a lot about Glenfiddich. I thought this would be a good and inexpensive way to taste an 18 year old scotch for the first time. That it was on sale for $50 was an added bonus. Nose: I took three stabs at this. I realized quickly that I need to take this tasting process much slower. I nosed this baby three times....

Score 81/100