Glenfiddich 21 Year Reserva Rum Cask Finish - Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- 🥃 Glenfiddich 21 Year Reserva Rum Cask Finish - Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review #165 | 3.125 out of 4 average rating!
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Why judge it on alcohol content BEFORE you drink it? You either like it or not. If it’s 30 and it tastes great or it could be 50 and terrible. Whisky is about the taste not the ABV.
Right!! I just hate it when whisky snobs start whinging about the abv
Thank you Gentlemen for sharing!
Great bottle,...great video ✔️😁
Greetings from🇩🇪
Moses
Hey gents, great video.
I've got a bottle from Dubai airport for around 140 USD and it says 43.2%alc/vol. Perhaps they listened to the customers and released a higher proof version?
That's interesting. I wonder if they released it at a different ABV in different markets. That's not unheard of.... ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies Here in India, every single bottle i have seen (mine included) is 43.2% alc/vol.
Looks like they now bottle the 21 yr rum cask Gran Reserva in 43.2% ABV. I picked it up at a duty free in Seattle for $170 as a gift for my father in law a few days ago 😊
This was a great great video guy's! Love this review... & The Glenfiddich 21 Rum Cask sounds like it's right in my Wheelhouse 😎🥃😄😄
Loved your review and grabbed myself a bottle as well. I gotta say, thank you for your recommendation. Please review the Glenfiddich Experimental Series #3 Winter Storm. I would love to hear your take on it. I'm interested in how the ice wine would complement the profile of the 21 year old scotch.
Thank you for this review - I have brought this as a Birthday gift for a friend; I'm now even more sure he's going to like it. :-)
I bought a bottle of this and hated it the first time I tried it and put it up thinking I would never break it out again. After it sit for a few months I tried it again and actually liked it and appreciated it being something different!
I believe Glenfiddich bought the casks full of rum from Cuba then they decant the rum from the cask on site at glenfiddich then put there ages whisky in the cask.
43.2% and 130 dollars when i got it from the UK. Glad i picked it up because i see it for 185 here in Michigan!
Love to hear when someone lands on the right side of a price difference! ~Mark
The 18 year old is 68 quid in tescos a (UK supermarket) i think thats about 80 dollar or so
I am not a big fan of Glenfiddich, not sure why, I get lots of sharp tastes. Anyway, I liked the Solera, but was wondering when you tasted this one, did it say"Yes I am a Glenfiiddich" and how does it compare to the Balvenie Carribean Cask?
Everwind, there is no sharpness with this one. It is buttery smooth with a nice fruity character. It is truly a great scotch and it would be awesome bottled at a higher abv. I have had two bottles and loved them both. The Carribean cask will be much sharper than this. However, the caribbean cask is half the price and I don't think this glenfiddich is twice as good. In my opinion, no $100+ whisky should be 40% abv. 43 should be minimum when you pay that much. Still, it is a great scotch
Can't say much more than what Cars Cigars Scotch N Watches said! ~Mark
I literally just bought a bottle of this, thought I’d have a look at some reviews whilst I tasted it, am I the only one that gets a hint of strawberry ice cream on the nose?
It also cost me $279 Australian dollars
Adam Hofman it’s $168 at Dan right now
missed out on the dan murphys offer but i got it $230 shipped from catch
If you get it in duty free it is 43% :)
Paul Moyse 43.2
Good to know!! Thanks for sharing! ~Mark
I've been through most of a bottle. 3.125 is generous. I agree 40% is ridiculous. But it is bizarrely hot for that volume. Nice review!
It's "interesting" to say the least! ~Mark
Since Glenfiddich and Balvenie is owned by the same family, then maybe the rum casks comes from the same place. I remember from another review that especially Drew enjoyed the rum finished Balvenie 14. Cheers!
Great suggestion and yes, Drew had a thing for the ol Bal14 Rum....hahah ~Mark
I've been working through a bottle of this for about a year. I agree with Andrew, you really have to flood the palette with this @ 40% abv but I think that is what is was designed for. I'm not a big Rum finish guy, seems the new fad these days but this is great in the right mood. When I got mine it was $155 but has since gone up to about $175 so I won't be replacing it. Glenfiddich is doing a lot of nice things with their Experimental range and actually have a 21yo finished in Icewine barrels @ 43% abv out now called Winter Storm that sounds interesting if you can find it($200).
Heard really good things about the WS. Looks like we'll need to score a bottle somewhere. Would be nice to do before we kill this bottle so we can do an actual comparison! ~Mark
Really glad you guys liked it. You guys rated it higher than I thought you were going to. Got mine for $140 and I give it a 2.5. I agree with everything you said and I absolutely love the nose . The one big drawback is you got to be in the mood for this and have a clean pallet. Thanks for the review guys
I agree and this isn't one that I would have more than one dram at a time. I really do wish they'd bottled at a higher ABV, but maybe I'm getting to be a bit too picky.... ~Mark
First words: "I am not keen on 40 ABV"
A few moments later: *adding water to it*
It is so funny watching these kind of ramblers... 🤡 Just rate it how it was bottled. Do not talk crap about it being at low ABV and then proceed to making it even more watery.
Nice review guys. Hard to believe I still have never tried any of the Glenfidach kind. Guess I better get moving.
Which would you suggest other than this 21 year?
Oh Corey...that's too bad. You really need to at least nab a bottle of the 15 Solera! I loved that bottle....until I tried the 18...hahah! ~Mark
Well done folks! Very educative for a beginner, as me and keep learning a lot while having a sip of it. Tks and keep it up.
Nice! Welcome to the channel and don't be shy! Love the comments and everyone learns from questions! Cheers, ~Mark
I just had this for the first time tonight, I think I found my new favorite drink
One of my all time favs! -Drew
you do great work and your videos and reviews are entertaining. But I feel watching you guys from the beginning that your scoring is a tad generous on this one
Very possible! You'd be surprised what can influence your "review"....honestly, I was shocked just recently when I opened up a new bottle of Lap QC....one of my favorites....only to not like it nearly as much as I once did... :-( I honestly think that sooner or later we'll end up doing all blind reviews just to keep them from being influenced by brand.... but this one is what it is, not to say we don't revisit! Thanks for watching!!! :-) ~Mark
Great review as always !!
This bottle is 380 cdn up here at the good ol LCBO in the Peoples republic of Ontario.
LMAO!!!! It's a conspiracy!! ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies You're hilarious Mark. Tough to be a Whisky drinker in Ontario. To put it in perspective the Balvenie 21 portwood is 493 cdn. Which is 378 usd. The Liquor control broad of Ontario (LCBO) is a largest purchaser of liquor in the world, yet with all their buying power and discounts they still set prices like that. Quite the racket they're running up here.
I always heard my state's store - Pennsylvania -- was the biggest. Who knows?
@@triplecap4307 could be close. 12.6 million people in Pennsylvania vs 14 million in Ontario
PS Scully says it's 160-180 US in PA!
Great review.........I was gifted a bottle at my USN retirement ceremony. 27 years of Service. Senior Chief Petty Officer, Retired Jan 2020
How do these guys know if it would taste better at an ABV? I would have loved to change the label to say 47 ABV. I’d bet my life they would have scored it higher.
Stay away from this bottle for the price. 40%, colour added at $200 is ridiculous! Not worth the money
Excellent review guys, been watching for over a year now and even though i'm a Scot i enjoy the reviews and base most of my purchases on what you have to say about the water of life! Keep it going - cheers!!!
Howdy Neil!!! Really appreciate you stopping by and adding some comments! As you can probably tell, we do like to have fun and find that sharing scotch with friends is the best way to enjoy it! We're trying to make it over your way in the next year of so....may have to see about sharing a dram with you! :-) ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies Brilliant, got a collection of over 40 bottles with the Dalmore King Alexander being a favourite.
Rum casks are Cuban, even though you guys can't say.
Ouuuu, where did you get that tid bit? ~Mark
@@Scotch4Dummies Heard it on whisky.com channel from Horst Leuning
Is it bad I like to mix cola with it
OK, here's the deal....many people with most definitely say that's bad...BUT, you're the one drinking it!! So, if that's the way you like it then by all means mix it up! I mean in the end it's all in the eye of the beholder. You paid for it so why shouldn't you enjoy it? The funny thing is I'll be willing to bet that over time you'll end up drinking it neat, LOL!!! Cheers, ~Mark
your notes say 4 out of 4 for the rating. Other than that great review guys! I have been thinking of getting this bottle for a while.
Thanks for the heads up Tom. Fixed it. You should get a bottle and try it, or drive down for a dram :-)
Hey Guys:
I finally got a bottle of GLENFIDDICH 12 a couple weeks back at a tasting. I meant to post my notes sooner but time got away from me.
SLÁINTE
Mike
GLENFIDDICH 12 yr. old Single Malt Speyside Scottish Whisky
7/27/19
Left the Whisky sit in the glass for 30 minutes to open up.
40%ABV
COLOR: Light Gold similar to filtered Apple Cider. Many Legs running swiftly
NOSE: Floral notes, with a light hard candy sweetness underneath. A fresh breeze?? note appears as it sits in the glass.
PALETE: A light to medium mouthfeel with a light floral note with spiciness underneath
FINISH: A sweet note going down followed by a mildly spicy and drying sense, a light pepper tingles my tongue.
With 1 drop of spring water
NOSE: Floral notes become stronger.
PALETE: A light sweet candy note comes to the fore followed by pepper spice. The mouthfeel is a little creamier?? The floral note underpins.
FINISH: More intensely spicy with tingling on my tongue and there is a bit of numbness; resolving to a mouthwatering sense.
Wow! This was an interesting experience! This is the first time, I prefer the spirit with water and at 40% ABV? The one drop made it a bit more complex to the Palete and Finish. It even made the floral note stronger in the Nose. At 40% ABV, I was light with my dropper. This is a nice warm weather whisky. The overall feel is light with floral notes and light sweet hard candy notes mixing in. A nice glass to relax with.
Sometimes that drop makes all the difference! ~Mark
As always, great review guys! I Like this one, as it is fun to drink. I Also typically like higher ABV too, but I think the 40 works on this one. I got the feeling that you guys were trying to get to a rating of 3.25! And I cannot disagree....
I'm not going to go "all in" on rum finishes just yet, but I liked this one. I really liked the nose and found the palate fun, but at that price with that ABV....tough to replace! ~Mark
In my Country the Glenfiddich Single Malt 18 Y.O. is 50 euros and the Glenfiddich Single Malt 21 Old Rum Cask Finish is 150 euros
in that case (what country?), the 18 is a total no brainer.
NO KIDDING Triplecap....for 50Euro I'm buying all the 18 I can find!! ~Mark
Excellent review guys!! This bottle sells for $399.99 in Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦. The tasting profile is exceptional with hints of banana and rich toffee..So good, I bought 3 bottles. Cheers 🍻.