Glenfiddich 1955 Private Vintage 50 Year Old Cask #4221

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

This was a slightly belated (but much welcomed) birthday gift from my Sister-in-Law. I get the feeling there was supposed to be some conniving going on behind my back between my wife and her sister as to what bottle she was going to purchase, but in the end I was just asked to choose one, and the only bottle from one of the local bottle-shops that...

Score 86/100

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old

These are notes from a tasting a while ago. I still stand behind them Nose: Lemon grass and peaches immediately jump out. I am surprised at how fruity this is: peaches, melon, kiwi, and bananas! I expected the grassy dry thing . . . but not fruit-topia. Taste: Fruity, dull, watery, and . . . off-ness. Finish: Short little blip with a slight burn....

Score 70/100

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve

These are notes from a tasting a while ago. I still stand behind them . . . although I feel like I might need to give this one another go again. Nose: More oak with those peaches hanging out in the background. Very little if any of that lemon grass from the 12yo. More rounded but without that sharp attack. Maybe even a hint of peat? Something...

Score 77/100

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gran Reserva Rum Cask Finish

The Glenfiddich 21 Year Old got an extra finish in rum casks from the Caribbean. So I expect a whole lot of sweetness. This is the older bottling, by the way. Glenfiddich recently relaunched this 21 Year Old as Gran Reserva. Yep, the expectations of the nose are fulfilled. While rather closed, a bit of patience reveals a whole panoply of sweet...

Score 83/100