Glenfiddich 18-year-old

Overall rating: 84.17/100
votes: 261

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glenfiddich
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Small Batch Reserve
Stated Age: 18 years old
Casktype: Oloroso Sherry & Bourbon Casks
Strength: 40.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5010327325132
Added on: 05 Dec 2015 8:00 am by xenopus

Average value

€ 80,92

Found 20 online shops. Lowest price:

€ 49,95

	Whiskybase SHOP	€ 83,50

Create a free Whiskybase account to view 19 additional offers and compare bottle prices of sellers all over the world
Create free account

16 × in wishlist

261 × member ratings

985 × in collection

Default bottling

There are 25 other releases…

Whisky Reviews for Glenfiddich 18-year-old

27 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.17 points

hs305 scored this whisky 86 points
31 Jul 2019 10:22 pm
[July, 2019] What a funny labeling! A "Small Batch Reserve" that is diluted to 40% abv and sold worldwide - how small can this be, actually? And if a certain batch number is more delicious than the others how can I find a second bottle? This all sounds just like stupid marketing nonsense that aims to make a standard edition more sexy to collectors (but who collects Glenfiddich 18-years old bottles, anyone out there?)...

...and this tastes exactly as a standard edition should taste: Easy without any spikes or off-notes but without the complexity that makes the great editions so interesting. It is a good dram to serve to friends which are not into whisky yet, I guess most rookies will like it (somehow)...

Nose

86 86

The colour is old gold and the nose offers a lush honey-waxy-floral profile with notes of green apples that is not bad, actually. This is truly an old style Traditional Scotch nose which is mainly spirit-driven but it is not the most complex one. Nice to take a sniff before drinking, nothing else.

Taste

86 86

The taste is about the same, quite fresh on home-grown fruits, honeys, waxes and some summer floral impressions and easy drinkable, for sure. It is not really interesting in terms of flavours exploration, after some chewing a milk chocolate note joins in - that is it. But there are no off-notes or imbalances either so this is what I call "quaffable" when focussing on other things (like a good football match).

Finish

85 85

The whisky arrives warming and a little coating on the palate with no ditracting moments. The finish is of medium length and adds some bitter notes of tobacco and green tea that are welcomed first but turn a little annpying towards the end (because the finish dries out on these notes). Water is not needed on this anyhow low-proof dram.
Misery scored this whisky 84 points
10 Mar 2019 8:25 am
One of the benchmarks of balance among pre-eagerly raspyrochnyh adult releases. Good.

Nose

A basket of ripe fruit, a sweet apple, a honeyed juicy pear, a little cocoa and sherry, chocolate chips.

Taste

Sweet apples, caramel, honey and candied dried fruits.

Finish

Salty caramel, chocolate and notes of prunes and dried apricots.
BXpress scored this whisky 83 points
03 Dec 2017 1:55 pm
This is what the 12 should be like.

Nose

Soft nose on lots of malt, marzipan, green apples. No big suprises here. Very typical and well balanced Speyside character. Slightly spirity and that's pretty much it.

Taste

Very much the same as the nose, only with more honey and a bit of cinnamon. No obvious flaws and no exciment either. The epitome of a daily dram. Very soft but you can taste the over dillution.

Finish

Short, much on liquorice and a hint of oak.
marmeladow scored this whisky 94 points
23 Feb 2020 5:50 pm
Batch 3434 - L32 C 4934 1311 0815 - 46 days after uncorking - very good development in the half-empty bottle, leave a lot of time (15 minutes and more) in the glass.
An excellently matured, well-balanced whisky with a high degree of complexity and the variety of constantly new aspects.

Nose

93 93

complex-iridescent with many different tones: in summary, a light, slightly spicy-cinnamon-processed Christmas rum pot with baked apples may be best

Taste

95 95

Oak Fruit Apple Pear Spices Sherry Dried Fruit Raisin Raisin Date Sweet Caramel Cake Orange Dark Chocolate Plum.
Round-mild-tasty, mouth-watering, fruity and complex, here also changing like a chameleon and therefore interesting.

Finish

94 94

Good medium length, getting a little drier, spice and oak noticeable, but just as well integrated. In addition, what the nose and key promised
dinclas scored this whisky 84 points
15 Nov 2019 6:25 am
A sweet and delicate baby, and a good choice to introduce whisky to your friends. But too flat for us.

Nose

85 85

Red apple, some bananas, flowers, very pleasing nose, typical fiddich

Taste

83 83

Weak and thin, caused by blabla-filter? Pear juice, vanilla, caramel, hint of honey

Finish

83 83

Medium, salty caramel, vanilla still there, a little toffee
pianoman scored this whisky 84 points
02 Nov 2019 9:37 pm
Nose

Soft, silky. Milk chocolate, hazelnut. Apple Cake. Marzipan, a touch of white pepper. At the end a bit watery.

Taste

Soft, silky. Milk chocolate, hazelnut. Apple Cake. Marzipan, a touch of white pepper. At the end a bit watery.
rolabob scored this whisky 86 points
06 Oct 2019 9:54 pm
Nose

85 85

Taste

86 86

Finish

86 86
Sandman23 scored this whisky 84 points
15 Sep 2019 1:22 pm
Nose

84 84

Taste

85 85

Finish

84 84
Cheng Chee Kaan scored this whisky 82 points
03 Feb 2019 5:27 am
Moses scored this whisky 85 points
26 Nov 2018 12:43 pm
This malt should be tested together with the standard 18er. In direct comparison, it shows its mass compatibility. Others would say that is too boring. I would say that's the bottle that should not be missing in any household.
An absolute all-rounder without corners and edges. Very independent with distillery character. I think he succeeded well.

Nose

87 87

A beguiling nose. Like at the Christmas market.
Apple Helene with bright fruits, hazelnuts and a little coffee. There is some oak, but the nose stays sweet. No bitterness. Burnt almonds get through and still no stinging alcohol. Wow, good barrel choice.

Taste

85 85

Surely nothing is to be expected with this drinking strength. But he does it all right with apple helene and spicy nuts without being bitter. Even bright fruits come through.
Again, everything was done right. Respect Glenfiddich.

Finish

84 84

Medium to long with malty note. With light pepper on caramel, he says goodbye silently and quietly but with a clear message, ... pour again please :-)

Tastingtags

Add tasting tags by clicking the flavours you recognized in this whisky.

Whiskybase

Whiskybase is founded in 2007 with the goal to create the biggest resource of whisky information in the world. A community driven website built by and for whisky enthusiasts.

Whiskybase B.V.
Zwaanshals 530
3035 KS Rotterdam
The Netherlands

KVK: 52072819
VAT: NL850288836B01