This whisky has such richness and complexity, and it’s mostly because of the maturation. It’s been aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels and finished in American New Oak barrels from Kelvin cooperage in Kentucky. This gives it the richness that a lot of bourbons have. It doesn’t have barrel bite like bourbons do, but the barrel richness is very much there. While the barrel imparts vanilla flavors in bourbon, it imparts char notes in this. And it perfectly compliments the classic fruit flavors in Glenfiddich. Plus, the 14 years allows these flavors to harmonize quite beautifully. The char notes are quite spectacular. I highly recommend this to any fan of whisky.