Glenfiddich 15 Aged Years Non-Chill Filtered Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GLENFIDDICH 15 YEAR OLD DISTILLERY EDITION
By Ian Millar, Global Brand Ambassador

Two things set our Distillery Edition apart from the rest of the Glenfiddich range. Firstly, it’s stronger – 51%ABV in fact. Secondly, it’s non chill filtered. Both of these differences have a remarkable effect on the flavour of the whisky

Our Distillery Edition is bottled at 51% ABV (alcohol by volume), compared to the 40% ABV most whiskies are bottled at, which changes the flavour profile quite a bit. Proceed with caution! If it’s your first time drinking a whisky at this strength, you may find it packs quite a punch.

If you find it’s a little strong, add a drop or two of water to take the edge off. Just a drop at a time – you can always add another drop until you find the “sweet spot”, but you can’t take the water back out!

Some whisky enthusiasts love the high ABV because it means that flavours are more intense. Look out for freshly ground black pepper, sweet vanilla & rich cream.

Most distilleries use chill filtration to remove residue in the whisky when it is drawn out of the cask and before bottling. Quite simply, whisky is chilled and passed through a very fine filter – this makes the liquid appear clearer and reduces whisky’s ability to cloud when you add water to it – purely aesthetic. When we chill filter a whisky, we nose and taste it before and after to ensure the flavour profile remains the same.

But when we got together to talk about releasing a new expression in 2011, we decided to create our Distillery Edition to give our enthusiasts something a little different to try: a single malt that’s as close to the whisky you’d get at our Distillery if you drew it from the cask yourself.

So when you add a drop or two of water, don’t worry that the liquid goes a little cloudy – that’s all part of the joy of a non-chill filtered whisky!