Whiskey Project XX - Glenfiddich
Glenfiddich Project XX is the result of what we can define as one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by the distillery to date. To create this single malt, 20 whisky experts from 16 different countries were secretly called upon to access the distillery's warehouses and one of the largest selections of casks (Glenfiddich uses a selection of 75 different types of casks to mature its whisky, from classic bourbon barrels to port pipes). Each expert selected a single malt, and the 20 chosen single malts were expertly blended by Glenfiddich's Malt Master Brian Kinsan and bottled at 47% ABV in this beautiful triangular bottle.
Type: Whisky
Origin: Scotland
Alcohol Content: 47%
Format: 70cl with Gift Box
Tasting Notes: Deep gold color. Fruity aroma with notes of apple, cinnamon, barley malt, and pine needles, with hints of citrus and licorice. Smooth and complex flavor with notes of custard, orange, dark chocolate, and toasted almonds, with hints of cinnamon and caramel. A dry, lingering finish with notes of oak, butter, cinnamon, and biscuits.
The Distillery: William Grant founded Glenfiddich in 1886. The father of seven children, he was first an accountant and then a manager at Mortlach, as well as choirmaster at the Free Church in Dufftown. After 16 years of saving and hard work, aided by his children and two wives, he built the distillery by hand, stone by stone. The distillery's initial equipment was purchased for £120 from Cardhu: a pair of used stills, a set of wash tuns, a worm tub, and a noria. The water came from the Robbie Dubh spring. It was Christmas Day 1887 when the first distillate emerged from the stills. Grant immediately began supplying large blenders in Aberdeen (thanks in part to the Glenlivet fire and the resulting shortage of Speyside malts), and then developed his own brands, including "Stand Fast" (the rallying cry of the Grant clan). By 1923, upon the death of William Grant, his blends were being sold from Australia to Canada and thrived in the post-war whisky boom. In 1964, Glenfiddich rewrote whisky history by releasing an eight-year-old single malt on the English market for the first time. It was a shaky start because few knew the name and the product, but when Glenfiddich began to receive attention from newspapers and the media, with the publication of various articles explaining how this "new" single malt whisky was produced, the phenomenon exploded. In 1970, sales in the UK exceeded 24,000 cases, and just four years later, the figure had reached 120,000. Thanks to this and other single malts produced, as well as the distinctive triangular bottle, Glenfiddich today enjoys a predominant position in the whisky market. In 1969, Glenfiddich was the first distillery to open a visitor centre, and if you're passing through Dufftown today, be sure to pay it a visit. The tour will immerse you fully in the history and tradition of this excellent spirit, and of course, at the end of the tour, there's a tasting of their finest whiskies.
