Glenfiddich Malt Master, Brian Kinsman In summary; two superb releases that visually look incredible (look out for a whole article dedicated to Glenfiddich’s bottle designs coming soon to GreatDrams) and taste brilliant… all at surprisingly fair prices (see below). Interestingly, both Glenfiddich IPA and Glenfiddich Project XX will be permanent additions to the Glenfiddich range, they are not limited editions.

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The other whisky is the Glenfiddich Project XX. This one is a little more straightforward. It is made up of whiskies selected by the distillery’s 20 brand ambassadors, from a variety of different casks, which were then combined by master blender Brian Kinsman. This is not the first whisky to be finished in an ale cask. Grant’s, like Glenfiddich owned by William Grant & Sons, released an Ale Cask whisky. And curiously there have been experiments with single malt finished in ale casks too. Update June 2017: I tasted a second bottle of Project XX and found this bottle to be significantly smokier than the original, with a pronounced decrease in sherry character, without so much of the sweet citrus on the nose. In its stead I found aromas of almonds, tea leaf, baked apples, and gentle baking spices. The palate is also sherry-restrained, though here more citrus notes make themselves known — though with more of a lime influence than an orange one. It’s a curiosity that shows how different one bottle can be from the next, and unfortunately a step down to around a B+. On the nose: much better, much more classic Speyside. From a gentle grassy intro, through orange and vanilla, to sultanas and dried apricots. Buttermilk and honey.The Glenfiddich 15-Year-Old is matured in virgin oak, American bourbon, and Portuguese sherry casks as well as bottled at 40% ABV. It has notes of banana, honey, coffee, oak, apples, sherry, oranges, berry, white pepper, and milk chocolate. It also has a warm, fruity, and flowery finish. The Glenfiddich 18 Year

In the mouth: blood oranges (I tend to find that a lot in Glenfiddich), with toffee fudge, a lot of vanilla, some cinnamon. Again, lightly textured but with a silky edge. Sultanas, raisins – European oak showing itself? – with cloves, lots and lots of apples, pastry. Hazelnuts. A sprinkling of muscovado sugar. Milk chocolate. Quite autumnal. Touch tannic on the finish. Really very nice. Probably not the most popular opinion, but I prefer the Glenfiddich IPA cask miles above this Glenfiddich XX release. I bought the two bottles at the same time, and my IPA bottle is nearly empty. This one might take a few years. You are responsible for all activities through your account. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide to us in relation to your account, and for updating it where necessary. You are not allowed to create multiple accounts. We may terminate or temporarily suspend your account to protect you, ourselves or our partners from (suspected) identity theft or other (suspected) fraudulent (e.g. false, misleading, deceptive) activity. You have the obligation to keep your login credentials confidential. You shall not authorize any others to use or access your account. Regardless of whether the Service offers the functionality to contribute, you are solely responsible and liable for any content and information that you create, upload, post, publish, link to, duplicate, transmit, record, display or otherwise make available on the Service or to other Members, such as chat messages, text messages, videos, audio, audio recordings, music, pictures, photographs, text and any other information or materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted (“Contributions”).

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The word “ Glenfiddich” translates to “valley of the deer” in the Scottish Gaelic language. This is the reason why the logo of this whisky is a stag. The Glenfiddich Whisky is made with malted barley, water, and air. These three vital ingredients inspired Hans Schleger, a popular designer, to design the iconic triangular bottle. The Grande Couronne is matured for twenty-six years in European and American oak casks as well as French cognac casks. It has notes of buttery choux pastry, French patisserie, and freshly baked tarte tatin. It also has a sweet and long-lasting oak finish. The Glenfiddich 40 Year