Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gran Reserva

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21-year-old Glenfiddich finished for a few months in Caribbean rum casks. Rum toffee and ripe banana, then fig, ginger and molasses with warming spice.

Details

Brand	Glenfiddich
Distillery	Glenfiddich
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	21 yrs
ABV	40%
Cask	Bourbon casks, rum cask finish

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Rum toffee, ripe banana and sweet vanilla.
Palate: Fig, vanilla toffee, brown spice, ginger and molasses, with layered citrus and spice.
Finish: Long, dry and spicy.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water

Sip it neat to enjoy the age and the sweet rum-cask aromas. A few drops of water bring out the banana and toffee.

Food pairing

Fruit cake, caramel desserts — or a cigar.

Background & production

A single malt from Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown, Speyside, which first ran spirit in 1887 and is still owned by the family firm of founder William Grant.

After 21 years in American oak ex-bourbon casks, the whisky is moved into casks that held Caribbean rum for a finish of up to about four months. It is considered the original rum-cask-finished single malt.

Classic Speyside fruit is joined by tropical sweetness and spice from the rum casks. It is bottled at 40% ABV.