Glenfiddich 40 Years Old, Rare Collection

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 38 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose A depth of honey aromas. Beeswax. Finally, a balancing flowery dryness and faint smokiness. Palate Very slow emergence of flavours. Firm, dryish, honey. Biscuity maltiness. A hint of bitter chocolate. A surge of soft, smokiness, with peat. Finish Hint of anis. Satisfying. Long. Comment Extraordinary flavour development. An astonishingly complex whisky.

Dave Broom Nose Slow to open. Elegant and mature. Blue cheese, church halls/hassocks. Light smoke and hint of chocolate. Palate Old, but still with a fresh and youthful centre. Good balance. Finish Woody, bung cloth. Comment Has the extra dimension which sets the finest old whiskies apart.