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Glenfiddich Original 1963

A little too fresh

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@MegawattReview by @Megawatt

12th Nov 2016

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Glenfiddich Original 1963
  • Nose
    21
  • Taste
    21
  • Finish
    17
  • Balance
    19
  • Overall
    78

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Nose: light fruit, especially green apples and under-ripe banana. Sweet and somewhat grainy. Hint of bubblegum. Could be mistaken for a particularly robust blend. All of the aromas are "up front", with no additional notes hiding deeper in the glass. Still, quite pleasant to smell.

Taste: Nice sweetness at first but then a bracing tartness hits your tongue very fast. Thin mouthfeel but no shortage of flavour. The fruit is not as obvious as on the nose; more vanilla and cream caramel. Slightly spicy and mouth-tingling as it sits on the tongue.

Finish: a touch bitter, with the underripe fruit returning. Long, but not really in a good way.

Balance: somewhat predictably for a young whisky, this is front-loaded, with most of the desirable attributes found in the aroma and initial flavour arrival. Light, young malt dominates this whisky with not much in the way of oak influence, though a cask selection has been employed to beef up the young spirit. Overall, not a great buy at full price, more in line with entry-level malts than the premium varieties. Worth trying if you enjoy light whiskies and can find it on clearance.

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