Glenfiddich Fire & Cane

On the nose it's typical glenfiddich but totally different because of the smoke. There's fruits like pear and apples, there's sugar cane and the smoke, which presents for me as something between a bbq an a burning tire (sounds bad but it isn't, i find it really interesting). There is also something like a biscuit in here but i can't put my finger on it. On the palate there's honey and heathery peat which does taste different from the islay peat, more floral almost. The biscuit from the nose is now a chocolate chip cookie. The finish is fairly long but mostly honey and doesn't really change.

Warming, spicy, definite rum flavour, mildly peated, honey|brown sugar|dark fruit (plum?), thick & syrupy.

I've always liked good smoky and sweet drams, so this one intrigued me. It's not like anything I've ever tried. The fire is here - peat and spice. This the first peated Speyside I've tried, and it does seem a bit different than Islay peat. There is sweetness, although I've always felt that run finishes are nice but not as powerful as Sherry or port. The finish goes from peat to a grapefruit bitterness. Overall, I like it. It's not perfect, and it tastes like the malt is still young. But there are some nice things going on, and overall it works for me. And the price is right - I picked up a bottle for $39.

Cinnamon, apple, smoke