Glenfiddich 18 year old Perpetual Collection VAT 04 / 47.8% / 0.7l

With sales of over 15 million bottles, Glenfiddich leads the sales statistics in the single malt category.

In 2022, the company proposed "The Perpetual Collection", four whiskies that are in constant motion in the production process. Their creation used the solera concept typical of Spanish sherry producers. Already in 1998, Glenfiddich's master maltster, Dave Stewart, used it in the now legendary 15-year-old version. The solera vat is never completely emptied, after pouring off 30-50% of the content, it is immediately refilled with another batch of whisky. "The Perpetual Collection" consists of four whiskies, each blended using two types of casks. VAT 04, the oldest in the collection, is a blend of distillates aged in bourbon barrels (American oak) and sherry barrels (European oak). The whisky is bottled at 47.8% abv and is intended for distribution in the Global Travel Retail network.

Nose : rich, ripe apricots and pears, apple pie sprinkled with cinnamon, orange peel, vanilla, honey, toffee, milk chocolate, notes of sherry and oak.

Taste : velvety delicate, dried apricots, plums, stewed pears, sultanas, almond croissant, milk chocolate, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and oak.

Finish : quite long, with notes of milk chocolate, honey, orchard fruit, cinnamon, ginger, nuts and oak.