jacobhayman
Glenfiddich Excellence 26 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
October 18, 2020 (edited October 25, 2020)
Representing speyside: dufftown: fiddich & Dullan rivers
Nose: neat: honey, caramel, sherry, vanilla. Pepper. Citrus fruit. Raisin. The sherry honey sweetness is what stands out. After the first sip more orange came out, almost like orange toffee.
with water: orange dominated with honey sweetness. Sherry in the background
Body: neat: thin and light.
with water: still thin and light
Palate: neat: oaky sweetness with some faint caramel and a hit of smokiness which is lovely.
with water: pepper stood out and caramel cane to the for front.
Finish: neat: I was surprised it was medium in length and a little lasting smokiness which I love with scotch. It’s like a sweet smoky caramelly orange.
with water: no change with water but more Carmel, orange sweetness with a Burnt oakiness. Delicious.
Note: this was given to me at a sample 1.5-2oz from Jared. Initial sip was nice. It was a little distant and smokey which I liked and opened up into the sweetness. This was an interesting dream that just kept evolving sip after sip. The flavors were swirling around and a round which made this very enjoyable.
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Sounds pretty good. I like how you separated out your notes with and without water for nose palate and finish.