Jason_Hall
Glenfiddich 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
September 20, 2020 (edited September 21, 2020)
I know I’m not the only one who gets Glenfiddich and Glenlivet mixed up from time to time, at least when speaking. And the fact that they come from the Speyside region doesn’t help. I just tasted the Glenlivet 12, so It’s only appropriate to have the Glenfiddich 12 to follow up.
The nose is sea salty with yeast roll, pear, light apple, light vanilla, black pepper and light malt.
The palate is sweet, robust (considering the abv) and slightly oily with apples and pears, some nice oak spice, rich malt,
The finish is on the shorter side of medium with lingering malt, vanilla and light oak.
I am very impressed with this one. Very rich for the abv and it kept me interested.
On a side note, after just having the Glenlivet 12 right before this one, I can say the Glenfiddich 12 is much more full bodied and robust of a speyside single malt, though the finish is a little shorter.
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@Jason_Hall Quite right
@CKarmios Yes, I can see how one warming up the palate could open it up for another. Though, I did end up having them side-by-side for more of a true comparison and found that GF was a little spicier and the GL was a little more rich. So it’s more of a mood thing. Both equally great as you said.
You might find the exact same thing happening if you switch the order around. For some reason, when taken first, both GF and GL appear to acclimatise and prepare the palate for the one following after