Glenfiddich Perpetual Collection VAT 01

Bought as comparison to the Glenfiddich Cask Select. Fruity nose - apple/pear/peach. Mainly a woody taste, bit of buttery caramel, slight vanilla. Not too exciting tbh. Doesn’t linger. Packaging looks great though!

The single malt giants, Glenfiddich, have release a new collection that i am almost sure is only for travel retail. The four bottles are just amazingly good looking, and the boxes are even better. Very fancy presentation, lets talk about the whisky. Bottled at 40%abv, the Perpetual Collection Vat 01, called "elegant & Smooth", is the first release, and it has been matured in Glenfiddich's very known Solera Vats. On the nose, it is fairly woody. New polished wood, sawdust. Strong fresh fruitiness. Stewed pears and apples. Mashed apples. Honey, cinnamon. After a first sip it became a rum & raisin ice cream. Ginger. On the palate, dulce de leche, very light. Some hay/tobacco note. the second sip was a marshmallow water; vanilla, honey; That is the profile. A sugary, fruity, light water. Milk with sugar. Aftertaste is spicy. Pepper and sulphur. Metalic. The second sip became a horse stable: Hay, tobacco, burnt old grass. I havent have this sulphuric note for a while, it is nice actually. Overall, this is the safest single malt you can ever buy. The tasting and aroma notes are the most typical you will ever find on a whisky. Having said that, this is enjoyable, easy drinkable and fairly nice for a 1 litre bottle. Nothing overly exciting, this is some entry level dram, you can use it to convince people to start trying single malts. My score for it is 80 over 100.