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Glenfiddich 14 Year Bourbon Barrel Reserve
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
June 24, 2021 (edited January 30, 2022)
A very good dram ruined by a bad finish
Nose: vanilla, buttercream, wildflowers
Palate: creamy butterscotch with a slight spicy kick with hints of vanilla, caramel and old oak
Finish: overpowering floral, like a perfume, becoming soapy with a sharp spicy bite.
The nose and taste of this whiskey are really, really nice. Not overly complex but very enjoyable. That finish though is pretty unpleasant. It reminds me of when I was a kid and said a dirty word and my mom put a bar of soap in my mouth. It is all flowery, perfumey soap. None of the lovely notes from the nose or the taste show up in the finish. I would not buy this whisky again, which is disappointing because I really wanted to like it.
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I couldn't agree more on the perfume funk on this.