Tasting Notes

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Glenfiddich 21 Caribbean Rum Cask

Country: Scotland

Region: Speyside

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Distiller

ABV: 43%

Score: 89 Points

This is the U.S.-legal version of Glenfiddich’s rum cask-finished whisky (the Gran Reserva uses Cuban rum casks and is illegal to import into the U.S.). The nose is sweet with notes of honey, mango, apricot, ginger, brown sugar, and banana. The taste is cinnamon-spicy with banana undertones, lingering spices, and hints of honey and marzipan. The finish is sweet with a slight tartness and notes of orange peel, mango, and passion fruit.