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Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Distillery Edition

My desert island Scotch

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@MegawattReview by @Megawatt

28th Dec 2014

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  • Nose
    24
  • Taste
    25
  • Finish
    23
  • Balance
    25
  • Overall
    97

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This is it: the whisky I've been searching for. Like a woman, you never know where you will find the malt of your dreams; I certainly never expected to find it in the Glenfiddich lineup.

After adding a splash of water, the aroma is pure heaven. Chocolate-orange, hinting at banana (thanks to Jim Murray for that reference), with just a slight, oily nuttiness. Perhaps not the most complex nose you'll come across, but the depth and balance are near perfect. I find it much more expressive in a brandy snifter than a Glencairn glass, incidentally.

The Scotch has a fairly rich body as it unfold across the tongue with sweet malt, sherry, and tingling oak. The arrival is Glenfiddich in concentrate form, reminding me just why this distillery enjoys such immense popularity. Snobs will claim it is because the taste is "simple"; but really it is because the stuff is damn good. If there is any peatiness present, I don't detect it at all, but who cares? The malt, oak, and sherry do such a lovely dance on their own. A dusting of cocoa rounds things off nicely.

The finish gradually dries but maintains some of the sweetness of the initial malt surge. No undue bitterness at all, just a nice, gradual fade consistent with all the flavours, a pleasant memory of the sip I just had.

Well, what can I say? This malt pushes all the right buttons for me. It exceeded even my highest expectations by a mile. The extra strength and non-chillfiltering does great justice to the Glenfiddich house style, apparently. Worth a second look from anyone who has already dismissed 'Fiddich. For fans of the 12-year-old, this should be a real treat.

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4 comments

@Nozinan
Nozinan commented

I have never tried a glenfiddich that I liked. But I admit you make a compelling argument for this one. And at under $80 it seems like a reasonable value.

But I would have to try before I buy.

9 years ago 0

@BlueNote
BlueNote commented

@Nozinan. I like this one and at 51% it is vastly superior to most of Glenfiddich's core range. Maybe not 97 for me, but a solid high 80s to 90. Try it if you have an opportunity.

9 years ago 0

@TheConscience
TheConscience commented

An enticing review. I do enjoy the occasional Glenfiddich and have several in my cabinet already. I've always been curious about this one but managed to pass it up each time. Maybe my next purchase....

9 years ago 0

@PeatyZealot
PeatyZealot commented

Interesting, I like the 15 and 18 but they are not so powerful, but more than 10% more abv should be a vast improvement, lets see what it costs here

9 years ago 0

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