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Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Small Batch Reserve

Scotch Single Malt Speyside
Age
18 years
ABV
40%
Introduced
1998
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Deep burnished gold to light amber; rich, full appearance with slow, viscous legs
Nose
Robust and complex — baked apple, rich dried fruit, oloroso sherry warmth, subtle oak tannins, and robust malt. Brown sugar, dark toffee, and a hint of leather. Elegant floral undertone
Palate
Mature and well-balanced. Rich fruit cake, stewed apple, dark toffee, oloroso sherry sweetness, and warm oak. Hints of dark chocolate, espresso, gentle leather, and sweet baking spices. Creamy, full body
Finish
Long, warm, distinguished finish. Oloroso sherry lingers with dried fruit, gentle oak tannins, subtle smoke, and refined sweetness that slowly dries to an elegant oaky close

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Oloroso sherry casks and American bourbon barrels
  • married in small batches

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