Glenfiddich Mary Queen of Scots Ceramic

Glenfiddich Project XX

As always, I'm a sucker for new-to-me whiskies. I've had some good Glenfiddichs and figured I would give this one a shot. On the nose, it is quite restrained. Fresh citrus and wood shavings. Not as aromatic as I was expecting. Yet it doesn't come across as thin or insubstantial. There is a suggestion of depth here. On the tongue it is big, chewy,...

Score 83/100

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve

This one is a fairly new release from GF. In essence it was aged for 14 years in used oak casks, then finished in new wood casks (which had see no bourbon before) ,in a mix of new are American and European oak casks. This should make the spirit more complex, and add some flavours from both types of casks (spice,vanilla,fruit). This is not the...

Score 83/100

Glenfiddich Experimental Series #4 Fire & Cane

The most recent release in the Experimental Series (already available in some market, but in Belgium only from January 2019 forward, unfortunately) is this Glenfiddich Fire & Cane. It is a very atypical Glenfiddich – so perfect for this series, eh? – because daringly peated. With its 8ppm (hence the ‘Fire’) this makes for a smoky Glenfiddich....

Score 85/100

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old

This week, I will be going back to basics. After all the great whiskies I have tried in recent weeks, it is time to taste some standard stuff. So I will be tasting no less than 7 Glenfiddich in a row. Let me start with the malt of all malts, the Glenfiddich 12 Year Old. The nose is very light, even delicate, on flowers and pears. Poire Williams....

Score 76/100