Glenfiddich 40-year-old Release No. 8
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenfiddich |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 40년 |
| Cask Type | American & European Oak Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 44.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아메리칸 오크와 유러피언 오크가 글렌피딕을 40년이라는 긴 시간 동안 함께 길들인 결과가 잔 안에 균형 잡힌 향으로 자리한다. 향에서는 잘 익은 살구와 광나무 꿀, 묵은 가죽이 또렷이 드러나고 캐스크의 흔적인 옅은 톱밥이 뒤따른다. 입에서는 마멀레이드의 새콤한 단맛과 다크 초콜릿, 정향이 미끄러지듯 흐른다. 44.3도의 절제된 알코올이 균형을 받치고 시간이 빚어낸 광이 도는 호박빛이 잔에 비친다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
yes this is complex and very elegant, we’re well in the same family as the best old cognacs here – it’s probably the same people who buy/drink both anyway. Old polished wood, dried figs, roasted chestnuts, cough lozenges, dates, then more herbal notes, chartreuse, vetiver, parsley… gets a tad more winey then, with touches of old Port and a very nice rancio. I told you, cognac…
restaurant Palate
more polished wood, tobacco, cough lozenges and dates. Really big bodied in fact, with the oak really working as a seasoning agent and never becoming drying. Fruitcake and then more and more liquorice. Frankly, it’s great whisky despite the heavy price tag ;-)
timer Finish
impressively long, rather dry, more on chocolate, ganache and more wine and spices. Old amontillado. More liquorice in the aftertaste