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13th January 2011 |
Scotland
enjoys a taste of whisky history as
Glenfiddich hands over precious 50 year
old liquid.
 The
world’s most awarded, and UK’s number
one, single malt Scotch whisky
Glenfiddich, has released the
much-celebrated Glenfiddich 50 Year Old
to two whisky specialist outlets in
Scotland.
With only two bottles of the rare and
precious expression available in
Scotland, Justin Lyle of First Drinks,
placed both into very safe hands and
they are now available to purchase from
both Royal Mile Whiskies in Edinburgh
and Gordon & MacPhail in Elgin.
At £10,000 a bottle, this pioneering
whisky from leading independent drinks
company William Grant & Son, comes
decorated in Scottish sliver, crafted by
Thomas Fattorini, a sixth generation
silversmith, and imprinted with William
Grant & Son’s own hallmark.
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Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Glenfiddich 50 year old is imbued with a
unique preciousness that only time can
bring, and remains remarkably light and
elegant on the palate.
Nose:
Beautifully harmonious with an
uplifting, vibrant and complex aroma.
Taste:
Initially sweet with a zesty orange
marmalade and vanilla toffee, which then
cascades through a wonderful series of
layers: aromatic herbs, floral and soft
fruits, silky oak tannin and hints of
gentle smoke.
Finish:
The finish is exceptionally long with a
touch of dry oak and the merest trace of
peat.
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Other Available Glenfiddich 50 Year Olds
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Glenfiddich
50 Year Old:
 70cl 43% ABV
Bottled in 1991 in a limited edition of
just 500 bottles, this whisky came from
a batch of nine casks laid down in the
1930s (one cask was laid down for each
of William Grant's nine children, who
had helped to build Glenfiddich
distillery in the 1880s). One of the
bottles set a record in the 1990s when
it fetched 99,999,999 lira at an Italian
charity auction. The whisky itself is,
perhaps unsurprisingly, quite oaky
(without being overpoweringly so), and
has an elegant, complex palate of subtle
dried fruit flavours.
Available from
The Whisky Exchange £10,200
Glenfiddich
1955 Private Vintage 50 Year Old :
 70cl 52.6% ABV Cask No. 4221
A very rare old single cask Glenfiddich,
distilled in 1955 and bottled in August
2006 at over fifty years old. This
Private Vintage single cask was
originally bottled for the travel retail
market.
Available from
The Whisky Exchange £5,100
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