Tastes

I am now fan of higher strength whiskies, i want everything they offer, lots of aroma notes, lots of flavor. This one is the Glenfiddich Distiller's edition, 15yo, 51%abv. It has been matured in ex-oloroso sherry casks and ex-bourbon casks. On the nose, it is the most fruity dram that has ever existed. Every fruit is in here. Orange, Lemon, Lime, Cherries, Prunes; it is so fruity. Lemon candy, orange candy. For 51%abv not hard to perceive at all. No alcohol note. Vanilla and caramel. Red fruits, fresh fruits, milk powder. On the palate, it has a lot of character. Very spicy. Almonds, very Oily and Oaky. Prunes, Hazelnut, Red apples, Cinnamon and Red apple peel. Aftertaste is amazing. The most pleasant black pepper and Cinnamon spice ever. Delicious. Very long. Overall this is a fantastic whisky. For 80 dollars, i would totally recommend it. 92 over 100.

This is my first single malt since i've actually learned how to drink whisky and know how to nose it and taste it properly. I have made reviews only for blends and one single grain. This whisky is very good, on the nose you get a little herbal like mint notes, honey, but most of it is caramel or vanilla. You will the get the impression it is going to be sweet but actually the sweetness is only for a second in your palate. After that second, you will get a full bodied peppery sensation, very strong which will leave your mouth hot and dry. actually it is a beautiful drink, i've enjoyed it a lot. 89 over 100

Allegedly the best selling single malt in the world, this is a fine whisky for a 12yo, a little fruity and straightforward, but for the price it is really a good deal (around $33). Bottled 40%abv, with a burnished color. On the nose it is very fruity, specially full of apple notes as Sider and apple juice. There are also cream and cinnamon on the aroma as well. On the palate at first is a little harsh, but you will easily be able to tame it in the second sip. Tobbacco, honey, oranges and a herbal note. The finish is long with a clove spicy note with lots of character. Overall i give this dram an 88 over a 100. Cheers!

Another Glenfiddich cask collection, using a Solera Vat system to make it. 40%abv, with a deep gold color. On the nose is a little dim, losing points there. A little perfumed, elegant, full of prunes, oranges, apples, milk chocolate and almonds. On the palate is delicious, with caramel, prune peel, ashes and oak notes. It is medium bodied and the finish is long. This one makes your mouth dry, diferent than the reserve cask, which is mouth watering. 80 out of 100, i wouldn't buy this other "cask collection" one again, since it gets a little boring after a while, just as reserve cask.

I was having a tasting event with some friends at home and one of the brought this Glenfarclas 25. Even if it is a highland malt it sure feels like an speysider. Bottled at 43%abv. On the nose a fresh clean red apple note. Have you ever bite and apple and wait 10 minutes and you notice how the apple gets "old" because of the bite? The yellow inside turns brownish? Well, that brownish old red apple aroma is the one this glenfarclas have. It is exactly the apple "motts" juice aroma. After a while some red fruits appear and maybe sherry. Clean aroma, very likeable not complex at all. On the palate is a good dram. Cinnamon, oak, red apples. Not much going on but truly pleasant. Finish is eternal with a clove/ginger note. Overall for a 25yo it could be better but it is a good dram and it is cheap (around 150), my score for it is 93 over 100.

Glendronach is heaven for whisky lovers. Everyone who has ever tasted something from this distillery, loved it. I finally went to the distillery and my wallet showed me two options: you either go for the 26yo hand filled bottle, or the 1993, 25yo Master Vintage. I went for the first one, (and i nailed it), but two days later, i found this bottle on the restaurant in the Scotch Whisky Museum in Edinburgh, and i tasted it. As always a good whisky, but i believe the core expressions, the 18yo and 21yo are better. Well... i think those two are my favorite two whiskies ever so i might be biased. Well, this beauty is 48.2%abv and has a chesnut color. On the nose, is where it is most weak, even if it doesn't feel weak at all. Glazed pork, Tobacco, Vanilla; Sherriness take some time to open. Coffee,Toffee, Orange caramel and Chocolate. Mostly a 15yo glendronach aroma profile. On the palate, Figs, Sweet Chocolate, Cherries, Milk powder and Dulce de leche. Beautiful Aftertaste is all about three notes, but very pleasant: tobacco - chocolate - pepper. Overall this is a great dram, but it is super expensive for what it is. It goes for £275 which is about $350 and that gets you two or maybe 3 (with some luck) glendronach 18yo bottles. My score on it is 91 over 100.

Glendronach, that very special distillery that makes the best 2 whiskies i have ever tasted: Allardice 18yo and 21yo Parliament. This is a cheaper almost "experimental" expression, peated and matured in port wood. The result is a very powerful and "out of the box" dram that is best on the nose and not as good on the palate, without been off-putting. Bottled at 46%abv. Nose is close to perfection: herbal peatiness, like grass burning. The sweetness on this is something else, seems like a dessert. Thick caramel. Smoke and salt. Toffee and Nutiness. SNICKERS chocolate. Very pleasant for a peated whisky. On the palate it is a Peated beast that has a slight sweetness and then a spice bomb. Super note of red hot chili. A rare bitterness like prunes peel. Wasabi. Maybe too spicy for me. Finish is very strange and interesting: HOT CHILLI and wasabi. Like a spicy, almost rotten, oranges. Some puff of smoke like A bonfire. Overall this is a special dram, not intended for everyone. My score for it is 82 over 100.

I had this beauty at the distillery, which as you might guess, made the experience a whole lot better, so spare my exciting, glendronach is one of my favorites and i love peat, so i had high hopes for this one. Actually, my hopes were battling my skepticism, because i already had the Glendronach peated port wood and it wasn't what i expected. But this one, it delivers the promise. Bottled at 46%abv, it is everything that glendronach stands for.... with peat. On the nose: Peat, Prunes, Figs, Ashes, Vanilla; a powerful Malted barley note, Heather and Cocoa butter. Pretty nice if you ask me. On the palate it is light but even better than the nose. Puff of smokes, Pepper, Chocolate milk, Toffee and Dulce de leche. Aftertaste is a little short, actually medium-short, and delivers a tobacco with toffee note. Overall this is a very enjoyable dram, complex enough but easy drinkable, not overly peated but enough phenolic to make peat heads happy. 92 over 100, Glendronach does it again.

Whisky is all about bringing memories to you. This wonderful dram does that. Glendronach is one of my favorites distilleries and this 12yo expression is worth every penny you pay for it. Bottled at a fine 43%abv, beautiful chesnut color. On the nose is very appealing, creamy vanilla cookies, cinnamon, sherry, COOKIE DOUGH (it totally reminds me of this, when my mom prepared it to make a lemon pie), prunes, very perfurmed, great aroma: sweet, citric and spicy. On the palate it could be better but it is still a wonderful dram. Creamy sensation, as a grain whisky but full of flavor as a malt. Herbal pleasant dim note, prunes. Mostly cream and vanilla. The aftertaste is medium, with clove and cream. Really interesting. I truly recommend this, you can have it easily and it is very enjoyable. 86 over 100 is a fair score for it.

Okay this is a macho dram. I should have taken it with a couple water drops but i didn't. On the nose it is gentle, and maybe uninteresting at first. Plum is present, sherry, grapy aromas become more perfumed as it rests in the glass. After a while nosing it i got raisings with chocolate like the ones you buy in the movies. After tasting it once, i also noticed vanilla. On the palate, it is a whole different story. Very strong, very hot and spicy. Oak, wood, nuts and red chilli is present. It is a hot dram, full bodied and not very gentle. The finish is strong but medium long. It is my type of whisky and i recognize it as a good dram that most people will enjoy. A lot of character and power. 89/100.