GLENFIDDICH 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Refined Elegance - Oak, Baked Apple, Cinnamon - Matured In Oloroso Sherry & Bourbon Casks - Small Batch - Product Of Scotland - 40% ABV - 70 cl

I never liked whiskey until someone gave me a bunch of bottles. Never looked back. Much as I don't like to follow the most popular, I do prefer Glenfiddich over the rest and this one has a nice, fresh taste that I prefer over the 'normal' 12-year old green bottles. It's kind of how you'd expect it, no smokeiness but instead a kind of appley taste without being distracting. If I were really into whiskey tasting, I'd probably say it has 'notes of apple on the palate', but I'm not so I won't, although it does. I recommend trying it if you're a whiskey drinker and you might even risk it if you're not.

Very new to decent scotch, but I've been drinking this and the 21 year old Glenfiddich over the past week and I'll never go back to drinking cheaper whisky or bourbon again!This and the 21 are both lovely. As I said, I'm pretty new to single malt whisky, but I think I've started to pick up some of the nuiances of the drinks and this expensive pastime already.From what I can tell, the main difference between this and the 21 is the nose. This 18 to me smells a bit more like you'd expect whisky to smell after the initial pour, but give it some time to breath and then I smell toffee, chocolate maybe a hint of apple and a hint of liquorice. It's nowhere near as sweet smelling as the 21, but then the 21 was aged in rum casks.I'm not so good with the tastes at the moment, to me they both taste very similar. The finish on the 21 lasts considerably longer but they are both very very smooth, lovely on the tongue without too much burn. I've been sipping these and really taking my time, using a glencairn glass. The amount the whisky (both this and the 21) develop over half hour in the glass is fascinating.Overall, I think I definitely prefer the 21. I've a real sweet tooth, so that extra sweet nose of the 21 is incredible to me, I could smell it for hours and not get bored. However, the toffee and chocolate I smell in this is also lovely.I'm not sure if I can afford to buy this regularly, and the 21 is certainly going to have to be for special occasions. But I have to say, I'm enjoying this dram very much. I'm already looking at cheaper alternatives to the 21, something sweet but maybe less aged. Considering the Tamdhu 12.Cheers!

I'm a fan of Glenfiddy in general and really enjoy their experimental bottles. I have Fire & Cane, Project XX and the IPA in my collection and rate them all highly (especially the Project XX). Based on this track record, I bought this Orchard Experiment for my old man for Christmas without trying it myself first.He LOVED it. Said the flavour profile was unique and he was getting through it in record time lol. Bought him plenty of unique and expensive bottles for bdays and christmas over the years, so to say this one is a standout speaks volumes, especially for the price. I'll be ordering one myself as it sounds like his will be gone by the time I visit!

Value for money. The smoothness is legendary. Highly recommended.

Got this as a gift for someone, and they enjoyed it. Wanted something a bit more fancy than your average whiskey, and this did the job. They were pleased with the gift!

It’s always nice to see distillers who remain independent of the huge corporations swallowing the whisky industry doing well.High on the list of these few would be William Grant who produce Glenfiddich.massively popular amongst both experts and those new to the experience of single malt, Glenfiddich have maintained a reputation for an excellent product, good VFM & reliability.The experiment range has seen 4 previous incarnations including Pale ale & Rum cask finishing.with demand outstripping stock for aged whisky the distillers have found themselves in need of a way to entice customers to purchase a product that at times is little more than 5 years old.Occasionally the results are OK more often than not though, once the trick flavours have worn off your left with the aviation fuel burn of underaged whisky.So what about this one?Well for starters the packaging is superb. The cardboard tube is a beautiful summery green, red & yellow.The bottle is one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen, at any price range.The green stag trademark looks fantastic & there is just something so balanced about the colour scheme here. Perfect for summer & likely to make a great present.But what about the important stuff behind that lovely bottle?It is a pale gold in hue with a faint hint of green & when swirled around a Glencairn glass has a very slightly viscous finish.If you’re using ice then it’s likely my description here will differ from your experience.I prefer to hold the glass a little to warm the whisky a little.The initial couple of seconds threatens to reveal your worst fears that this may be underaged & raw.This quickly changes as spice, fruit (more unripe pear than apple for me) and honey take over.At this stage I did feel as though the different flavours were prominent but didn’t quite gel as well as I’d hoped. What comes as a surprise is there is a moment when the sherried flavour of the Glenfiddich 15 Solera makes an appearance. It’s only brief but welcome nonetheless.The finish a hint of salted caramel with a little more apple present but is fairly short.However there is one odd flavour left to add, (I wasn’t alone testing this so it’s not me losing my marbles) about 30 seconds or so after drinking there is a very distinct but light flavour of apple. Not like the actual fruit but like an apple flavoured chewy sweet. It only lasts a few seconds but it was fun while it was there.In all this is not a particularly complex example but what is there is done well in that the flavours are easy to identify & there’s nothing unpleasant. Maybe the final flavour combination is presented a little lacking in finesse but the result is still pleasant to taste.Overall this is quite sweet for a whisky, no doubt a result of the apple brandy casking, but not unpleasantly so.A visit to the distillers website shows that they are promoting mixing this in cocktails. To be honest I feel that isn’t necessary & if you are looking for a first time whisky this is a friendly & tasty place to start.If you’re an old hand & you can get a bottle at a reasonable price then this isn’t going to be the last word in refinement or complexity but it is a pleasant & slightly different whisky that keeps the Glenfiddich name bang up to date.

Very enjoyable in the garden esp in the sun!

I bought a bottle of this last year, and myself and my whisky buddy decided that it would probably go nice with a pint of cider. As we live in cider country we bought a selection of different ciders to compare it with.As it is that time of year for the apples to be harvested I looked around all the local shops to find a bottle and none stock it, so once again got it on Amazon.Sadly the weather hasn't been that good for us to sit outside on a nice autumnal evening and carry out further research. Last year it was decided that it goes best with a cider made from red apples.