Regular Bottling:
Glenfiddich Special reserve 12 YO 40%
Glenfiddich Caoran 12 YO 40%
Glenfiddich Toasted oak 12 YO 40% (Launched in 2006)
Glenfiddich Solera reserve 15 YO 43%
Glenfiddich Ancient reserve 18 YO 40%
Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 YO 40% (former Havannah)
Glenfiddich 30 YO 43%
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In addition to the "standard" range, Glenfiddich has launched a few limited editions, such as the Glenfiddich Distillery Edition in 2006 51%, the Glenfiddich 40 YO 43.6%, the Glenfiddich 50 YO 43% or the Glenfiddich 1937 64 YO 40%. Also since a few years, Glenfiddich launched their Vintage and Rare whiskies serie, which includes single cask cask strength vintages of old Glenfiddich.
Of note: Glenfiddich is one of the rare independent whisky company left in Scotland and well known for the quality of their single malts. It was the first distillery in Scotland to open a visitor centre. It is the world n°1 single malt whisky in the world in term of sales and also the biggest distillery of single malt whisky with a production of 10-11 mio Litre of pure alcool (LPA) annualy and last but not least, Glenfiddich was the first company to promote and sell single malt whiskies in 1963.
History
Former distillery manager at Mortlach distillery, William Grant bought a pair of second hand stills from the owner of the old Cardow distillery and started the construction of the distillery in September 1886. On Christmas day 1887 ran the first spirit of the William and Sons Glenfiddich distillery. In 1903, the distillery was registered under the name of William Grant & Sons ltd. During the Great War, the distillery stopped production in 1917 and resumed production in May 1919. In 1957, to differentiate their product from the competition, Glenfiddich launched the triangle-shaped bottle, which is still the "trade mark" of Glenfiddich nowdays. Since its creation, Glenfiddich has always remained the property of the same Grant family. Of note, the Grant family owning the distillery of Glenfarclas is not the same as the one owning Glenfiddich.
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Official/original bottlings (OB) | |
Age | |
Glenfiddich 12 YO Caoran, OB, 40%, B: 2006 | Rating: 08/20 |
Glenfiddich 12 YO Special Reserve, OB, 40%, B:2006 | Rating: 08/20 |
Glenfiddich 12 YO Toasted, OB, 40%, B:2006 | Rating: 10/20 |
Glenfiddich 15 YO Solera, OB, 40%, B:2006 | Rating: 13/20 |
Glenfiddich 15 YO Distillery Edition, 51%, OB: 2013. | Rating: 13/20 |
Glenfiddich 18 YO Ancient Reserve, OB, 43%, B:2006 | Rating: 11/20 |
Glenfiddich 18 YO, OB, 40%, B: 2013, batch 3295. | Rating: 14/20 |
Glenfiddich 19 YO Age of Discovery, OB, 40%, B: 2011 | Rating: 11/20 |
Glenfiddich 26 YO Excellence, OB, 43%, B: 2014. | Rating: 13/20 |
Glenfiddich 30 YO, OB, 43%, B: 2006 | Rating: 12/20 |
Glenffidich 30 YO, OB, 43%, B: 2010 | Rating: 13/20 |
Vintages | |
Glenfiddich 1959, 50 YO, 42.5%, B: 2010, cask 3935 | Rating: 17/20 |
Glenfiddich 1973 Sherry for Waldhaus am See, 33 YO, OB, B: 2006, c. 9883, 44.7% | Rating: 15/20 |
Glenfiddich 1973, 40 YO, OB, 49.1%, B:2013, c. 9907 | Rating: 13/20 |
No Age specified | |
Glenfiddich 125th Anniversary, OB, 43%, B: 2013 | Rating: 12/20 |
Glenfiddich Original 1963, OB, 40%, B: 2015. | Rating: 12/20 |
Glenfiddich Sherry cask strength for Solera, OB, 2006 | Rating: 13/20 |
Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix, OB, 47.6%, B:2010 | Rating: 16/20 |
Glenfiddich Solera Cask Strength, 15 YO, OB, 2006 | Rating: 15/20 |
Independent bottlings (IB) | |
Kingsbury | |
Glenfiddich 1964, 44 YO, Kingsbury, 55.0% | Rating: 14/20 |
Zenith | |
Glenfiddich 21 YO, Zenith, 43%, B:1980s | Rating: 13/20 |