IWSC judges · Silver · 2023
Apple, pear, vanilla fudge and wood extract aromas on the nose combining with lemon rind, spice, marzipan, prunes and sundried grapes on the palate ending in a spicy finish.
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Glenfiddich 'IPA Experiment' Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml
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Product Description
The Glenfiddich Experimental Series Pushes Whisky Boundaries and Challenges Traditions When Brian Kinsman, our Malt Master, met an entrepreneurial Speyside craft brewer, they hit it off immediately and it didn't take long for a genius idea to form. Experimental and untraditional, Brian suggested creating a Glenfiddich whiskey finished in India Pale Ale craft beer casks, something never done in the industry before. What started as a quirky idea had turned into an extensive experiment. Speyside Craft Brewer Not only did they create a pioneering new whisky, with unique zesty citrus notes and the subtle hint of fresh hops, but they also created a pioneering new craft beer in the process too. This malt is proof that great things happen when great minds meet. Vibrant with a zesty citrus note followed by soft, sweet vanilla and a hint of fresh hopes. Experiment over ice with a twist of blood orange.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 43.0% |
| Country of Origin | Scotland |
| UPC | 083664873692 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · December 2017
Sippable and smooth, this IPA-finished Scotch is bright and bursting with fruit. The first sips bring apples and hints of tropical fruit, which lead into a zingy grapefruit peel finish laced with warming vanilla and nutmeg.
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Distiller · Jake Emen
The IPA influence is prominent on the nose, with a range of hoppy, floral, and zesty characteristics, … The palate offers toffee, vanilla, and baked apples, with more of that spicy IPA side, showcasing coriander and white pepper.
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Whisky Advocate · Gavin Smith · 2016
The nose offers hops and honey, malt, toffee, cooking apples, and lemon. Smooth on the palate, with more honey and toffee, soft spices and, ultimately, slightly bitter, hoppy ale notes.
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Competition medals
International Spirits Challenge
5 medals from 2 competitions, 2017 to 2023.
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 6 notes from 5 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenhops, hoppy ale notes, hoppy, floral, more floralLight
- Fruitybursting with fruit, apples, tropical fruit, zingy grapefruit peel, cooking applesClear
- Sweetwarming vanilla, honey, toffee, more honey and toffee, vanillaClear
- Oak & maltmalt, chocolate malt, oak and cedar box, wood extractClear
- SmokeA hint
- Spicenutmeg, soft spices, dry spices, spicy IPA side, coriander and white pepperClear
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Glenfiddich 'IPA Experiment' against other Scotch whiskies we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.
Closest Scotch whiskies at a similar price: Glenglassaugh 'Sandend' ($79.98), The Glenrothes Vintage Reserve ($199.96), and The Balvenie French Oak 16 Year Old ($189.96).
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