Glenfiddich The Grand Series

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gran Reserva | Rum Cask Finish

First Fill Bourbon, Rum Cask Finish

Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gran Reserva | Rum Cask Finish

70cl / 40%

£174.00 inc VAT.

£145.00 exc VAT.

Official Tasting Notes

Nose:
Intense and vanilla sweet, floral, hints of banana, figs, rich toffee, new leather and oak. Taste: Initially soft, then brisk vibrant and drying, peppery, a touch of smoke, oak, lime, ginger and spices.

Palate:
Initially soft, then brisk vibrant and drying, peppery, a touch of smoke, oak, lime, ginger and spices.

Finish:
Very long, warming, dry and spicy.

Glenfiddich 21-year-old Gran Reserva Rum Cask Finish is a delicious and elegant 21-year-old Speysider, perfect for after-dinner sipping.

The original version of this whisky was Glenfiddich 21-year-old Havana Reserve, which first appeared just after the millennium but quickly fell foul of the US authorities (who are a bit funny about Cuba-related stuff), and thus it was reborn as Glenfiddich Gran Reserva with the rum casks now sourced from more capitalism-friendly countries in the Caribbean.

American & European Oak & French Cuvee Finish

Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 Year Old

70cl / 40%

£220.00 inc VAT.

£183.33 exc VAT.

Official Tasting Notes

Nose:
Apple blossom, freshly baked bread and candied lemon.

Palate:
Layers of rich vanilla oak, sweet brioche, sandalwood, pear sorbet and white grape.

Finish:
Long, opulent and sweet.

A prestige bottling of Glenfiddich, this Grand Cru edition is a 23-year-old Glenfiddich single malt, aged in both American and European oak and finished in French Cuvee casks, which were originally home to wines that would go on to become Champagne.

Cognac Finish

Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Grande Couronne

70cl / 43.8%

£460.00 inc VAT.

£383.33 exc VAT.

Official Tasting Notes

Nose:
Vibrant and lively with an abundance of toasty oak sweetness. Reminiscent of a French pâtisserie, freshly-baked Tarte Tatin and buttery choux pastry.

Palate:
Deep, velvety smooth and indulgently sweet. Café crème with soft brown sugar and a hint of spice.

Finish:
Very long-lasting sweet oak.

Glenfiddich released their Grande Couronne 26-Year-Old in early summer 2021, as the third in the Grand series after Glenfiddich Gran Reserva and Glenfiddich Grand Cru.

This luxury Glenfiddich was initially aged in a mix of European and American oak casks before a final maturation lasting a full two years in ex-Cognac casks and has been bottled at a higher-than-normal 43.8%.

American & European Oak. Finished in Japanese Awamori Casks

Glenfiddich 29 Year Old Grand Yozakura

70cl / 45.1%

£1,500.00 inc VAT.

£1,250.00 exc VAT.

Official Tasting Notes

Nose:
Zesty, ripe fruits and caramelised almonds. Lovely rich oak notes with hints of cinnamon and a distinctive herbal zing.

Palate:
Indulgent layers of toasted oak, creamy vanilla toffee and silky tannin. Sporadic bursts of spice and sherbet lemons with crunchy green apple and warming earthy tones.

Finish:
Long lasting oak.

Glenfiddich Grand Yozakura 29-year-old was released in 2022 as part of the distillery's prestige Grand series that also includes the 21-year-old Gran Reserva and the older Grand Cru and Grand Couronne special editions.

Glenfiddich Grand Yozakura 29-year-old was matured in American and European oak before a six-month finishing period in casks that formerly held the distilled rice spirit Awamori, distilled from long-grain indica rice. This is the first Awamori finish we've seen, and it looks fascinating - we can't wait to try it.