jimmyjam312
Reviewed
September 26, 2023 (edited September 28, 2023)
Review #043
Tasted after: first up
Appearance (no score):
• Medium gold color
• Swirling reveals a thick line sticking to the side of the glass, legs are slow to form
Nose: 16/20
• Honey, smoke, and green apples mostly, continued nosing also yields sticky raisins and molasses
Palate: 34/50
• Charcoal, heavily burnt toast, maybe a little asphalt too, also some cinnamon, with hints of red apple, toffee, and vanilla
Finish: 21/30
• Short finish, starts with a big puff of campfire smoke, but it doesn’t last long, makes way for some chili pepper heat, then turns salty before ending with mild bites of vanilla
Total: 71/100
• 70-74: A solid dram, but wouldn't go out of my way to get it. 3.75 stars
Final thoughts:
• I wasn’t impressed with the last Glenfiddich experimental bottle I picked up (IPA Cask) but I saw this one on the shelf at a clearance price too good to pass up so I rolled the dice on it
• It doesn’t make for an impressive dram but it’s definitely drinkable and was a good value for the price I paid, it went down easy when a friend of mine broke into it with me the other night and there’s not much left now…
• A drop of water brings some additional brown sugar sweetness and grapefruit citrus to the palate, but also reduces the smokiness of the finish
Price: $35
Would recommend: no
Would buy: maybe
35.0
USD
per
Bottle