Glenfiddich Age of Discovery 19 Year Old Bourbon cask

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Rich Oak

Nose: Good grief, this is like sticking your head into a whisky-soaked barrel. The signature fruitiness of Glenfiddich is fairly buried under damp and fresh wood aromas, but it does emerge in time alongside even more fragrant wood. Overall, quite mellow and rounded. Flavour: mellow and smooth with some sweetness at first before becoming dry and...

Score 86/100

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

Number 2 in my vertical tasting. Nose: Red fruit,maple syrup, orange peal, pear, star anise, light peat. Palate: Light and yet complex. Citrus and sweet. Butterscotch, cinnamon, hint of smoke. Quite tasty. Finish: Medium. Mostly vanilla and cinnamon. A very good expression from Glenfiddich. Adds some much wanted complexity and the flavors meld...

Score 70/100

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old

As I am entering the realm of SMSW's gingerly, this first purchase is of a 1/2 bottle (375 ml) of the widely available (in Ontario at least) Glenfiddich 12 y.o. Two reasons for this. First, a very accessible price point (Can$23) for a scotch that I had not previously sampled. Second, I thought it wise to purchase a small quantity of a Scotch from...

Score 73/100

Glenfiddich 19 Year Old Age of Discovery Bourbon

First Vapor: Initial sticks of hard cinnamon and black liquorice soften into a sweet vanilla malt. Nose: Then the vanilla keeps softening... The nose is overall very light: green grapes sliced open and sprinkled with nutmeg. Finally the juicy green grapes evolve into a juicy orange, with vanilla, and hinting at ginger. Palate: Entrance of...

Score 82/100