hs305 scored this whisky 86 points

To be honest, this is easy-to-drink Glenfiddich as I drank a lot of comparable Glenfiddich releases before - nothing special about it that is worth any price premium (and by the way, the distillery itself demanded no significant price premium upon its release). The nose is soft and shy as all Glenfiddich noses. The mouthfeel is gentle and a little peppery, nothing remarkable about that as well. And the taste is very sweet with just hints of fruits and chocolate as is the finish of medium length.
So why the hell should I pay more than 40-50 Euro for such an ordinary dram - just to believe into the mysterious "Snow Phoenix"? This is the perfect example of a small-scale self-reinforcing whisky bubble - so everyone with a clear mind can easily extrapolate what this means with respect to the overall whisky bubble that is inflating day by day...