ABV 49.5%
All very precise with a polite procession of flavours. \"No please, you go first. \" \"Why thank you old boy. \"
Dave Broom
Glenfiddich
Brand
Glenfiddich
Bottler
1973 Vintage Reserve
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
49.5%
ABV
Highland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Great charm and complexity: apple, malt, flowers, bracken, spice, sawn oak, dunnage. More sweet oak with water. Sophisticated stuff.
Palate: Nutty to start, then bursts into life with chocolate, cut flowers, cinnamon and mandarin.
Finish: Crisp, biscuity.
Comment: All very precise with a polite procession of flavours. \"No please, you go first. \" \"Why thank you old boy. \"
Score: 8.3
Taster
Nose: Flapjack made with treacle. French toast dusted with cinnamon. Ginger. Clean, appetising.
Palate: Dusty. Spicy, then dark chocolate. Developing white chocolate. Vanilla ice-cream. Rum and raisin.
Finish: Crisp. Belgian wafers.
Comment: Luxurious and sweet, but background is gently dry. Deftly balanced and sophisticated, as ever.
Score: 8.8
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