Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve
June 2021

Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve

Created by legendary Malt Master Brian Kinsman, this is the first time in the distillery’s 135-year history that a Glenfiddich has been exclusively finished in virgin American oak, adding an even deeper complexity to the world’s favourite whisky.

United Kingdom

Colour Copper Oak

Nose Lemon meringue and mandarin grace the nose before moving onto lychee and sweet pineapple. Some jasmine flower comes into play with spiced clove, leading to toasted marshmallows in a dusty woodwork shop.

Palate A bouquet of apples and pears followed by ripe tropical fruits of mango, passionfruit and pineapple eaten in a grassy barnyard. Shortbread and roasted almonds settle in before seared meat with some oak influence takes over.

Finish Sweet and soothing. Jersey Caramels and chocolate-orange swirl around the mouth, developing into lightly burnt buttered toast and charred oak.

Food Match Baked chicken breast with honey mustard sauce followed by an apple and cinnamon Danish pastry.

Overview

From Scotland’s biggest-selling single malt producer comes a whisky that was never meant to leave the shores of the USA. With the history making, limited-edition Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve, the distillery has done something it’s never done before.

Created in Dufftown at the heart of Speyside and exclusively finished in virgin American oak, Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve delivers the balance and sophistication of Scotland with a sweet kick of Kentucky. After spending 14 years in ex-Bourbon barrels, the whisky was then meticulously transferred into new American oak barrels built especially for Glenfiddich by the Kelvin Cooperage in Louisville Kentucky.

Having originally been founded on the banks of the River Kelvin in Glasgow in 1963, Kelvin Cooperage packed up shop and moved to Kentucky in 1991. Perhaps it was no coincidence that they made the move at the same time as the Scotch industry was in the middle of a massive downturn, with many distilleries putting down minimal spirit or even worse getting mothballed. Regardless, the decision to move was a good one, allowing them to focus their energy on being closer to the source of the casks that make up around 90% of the Single Malt industry. And the oak that was selected for Glenfiddich was as close to the source as you could get. Bent into place, toasted and then charred to exact specifications, it’s created the perfect cask complement, adding an even deeper complexity to the world’s most awarded single malt.

The result?

One of the most delightfully enjoyable Glenfiddichs we’ve ever tasted: you could spend an entire night just nosing it! Bottled at 43%, you’ll find sweet pineapple, shortbread and roasted almonds on a divinely creamy chewy palate; lemon meringue, lychee and flaming marshmallows on the nose; and a soft lingering finish of Jersey Caramels, chocolate-orange swirl and lightly buttered toast.

We’ve tried, tested, and deemed it delicious, and finally the Club’s first Glenfiddich Whisky of the Month since 2016 is here. At $120.00 this is a Glenfiddich with a big Bourbon soul, and one you’ll want sitting on your whisky shelf. This one-off bottling is exclusive to the Club in Australia, and the first and only time you’ll see an official Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve outside the USA, all thanks to the mighty buying power of Australia’s biggest whisky community. Limited stocks are remaining, so be very quick: Sign Up Free now to get your hands on a bottle.

THE SPECS

Price: $120.00

Age: 14 Years Old

ABV: 43%

Maturation: American oak ex-Bourbon finished in deeply charred new oak barrels

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Glenfiddich's History

The Glenfiddich Distillery was established in 1886 by William Grant and is one of the greatest success stories of Scotch whisky, single-handedly creating the single malt category and now accounting for about 30% of all single malt sales worldwide. 

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Distillery Facts

Region: Speyside

Origin: The Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Banffshire, AB55 4DH, Scotland, United Kingdom

Founded: 1886

Water Source: Robbie Dhu Spring

Washbacks: 48

Stills: 43

Capacity: 20,000,000 litres per annum

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