2008 vintage selection
It's that time of year again when the distillery starts to buzz with talk of a new Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve. Our Malt Master, David Stewart, and his assistant, Brian Kinsman, have been busy nosing, tasting and drawing up a shortlist of casks for our panel of international experts to choose this year's vintage from. The six casks are all Spanish butts - three from 1977 and three from 1975.
1975 Casks
Cask 287, filled on 15/1/75; Cask 4704, filled on 28/2/75; and Cask 4706, filled on 28/2/75.
1977 Casks
Cask 4084, filled on 1/3/77; Cask 4409, filled on 7/3/77; and Cask 4414, filled on 7/3/77.
Ian was clamouring around the warehouses this morning to try and take some pictures of the casks. As you can see, the 30+ years in our warehouses have taken their toll on the exteriors. I reckon the interior contents will look similarly aged!
Each cask will yield approximately 500 bottles, but we won't know the exact number until we actually empty the cask for bottling in August.
The selection panel sees a number of whisky experts joined by two chefs, one of which you may recognise for his work as a solo artist. They are:
Prof. Walter Schobert - Accomplished author and journalist who is highly regarded throughout Europe for his deep knowledge of the whisky industry.
Erkin Touzmohamedov - A well-respected tobacco and drinks writer from Moscow, Erkin is widely recognised as Russia's foremost expert on Scotch whisky.
Gavin Smith - Perhaps better known for his achievements in the music business, Gavin is a chef on the rise and can be seen working the kitchens of a north London restaurant.
Jimmy Bradley - Owner and head chef of two two-star New York restaurants.
We'll be giving them a warm welcome at the distillery during the first week in June, so come back and visit the Blog then and we'll have an update on how the selection went with behind the scenes pictures and full details of the cask lucky enough to be chosen as a Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve.
All the best for now,
Ludo
Cask 4084
Cask 4409
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