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lincoln imp Master Of Malts
Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 751 Location: Lincolnshire England
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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unblended wrote: | i must admit i quite like the old 18year old it is better than the new small batch
i am not a fan of the old glenfiddichs at all
i am not a fan of scoring because i remember my first book from michael jackson he rated the peaty whiskies from islay
i was new to whisky i couldnt understand why he rated say lagavulin in the 90/s i tried and thought it was horriable
i now understand now what he was saying but at the time was totally bemused how things change |
The same goes for beer, my dad used to say something like "it is acquired taste son, you will learn to love it"
Yup he was right, the same thing goes for whisky, how may times have you heard someone say that they had a bad experience with Bell;s or Grants when they were younger and never touched whisky again?
They are not trying hard enough then _________________ Pour me a glass please. |
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unblended Master Of Malts
Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 437
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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i must admit glenfiddich was the first single malt i tried it was okay
i then tried a glenlivet 12 year old this was the only two single malts that were availiable in the pub i was in the glenlivet was different i really liked it three months later i was in royal mile whiskies havent looked back since |
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Whisky Rogue Master Of Malts
Joined: 16 Mar 2017 Posts: 625
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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Albie wrote: | Due to its pricing and availability Glenfiddich whiskies have been a regular pour for me and I dont agree with lincoln imps rating of them at all
My rating:
Glenfiddich 12 year old 83 points
Glenfiddich 15 year old 88 points
Glenfiddich 18 year old 90 points
Tastes vary but these are far from being considered poor or bad whiskies IMO | Albie your rating is more inline with how i rate these,, it is all down to personal taste. |
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lincoln imp Master Of Malts
Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 751 Location: Lincolnshire England
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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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I suppose the answer i would really ask myself is would I buy a bottle of the regular 12, 15, or 18 on the strength of this tasting of 2021 issues and the answer is no.
I would however go looking for the old NAS and 8 year triangular bottles at auction. _________________ Pour me a glass please. |
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Fabien Single Malt Member
Joined: 08 Aug 2016 Posts: 71
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 10:26 am Post subject: |
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Whisky Rogue wrote: | Albie wrote: | Due to its pricing and availability Glenfiddich whiskies have been a regular pour for me and I dont agree with lincoln imps rating of them at all
My rating:
Glenfiddich 12 year old 83 points
Glenfiddich 15 year old 88 points
Glenfiddich 18 year old 90 points
Tastes vary but these are far from being considered poor or bad whiskies IMO | Albie your rating is more inline with how i rate these,, it is all down to personal taste. | I would go along with Albies scoring on these Imps is way out in comparison to my opinion of these |
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unblended Master Of Malts
Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 437
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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i hate to say this the older glenfiddichs are better than what is out there at this moment in time i dont agree
this also the same for glenlivets normal range the qualitys gone which is a shame
lincoln imps rating are spot onto me for the glenfiddichs that are ouy at this moment in time
albes ratings i personally dont understand but there you go
just goes to show we all rate whiskies differently
i like average not bad really good very good top notch and below average and what is that
that being loch dhu
which somebody said was really good
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Blackadder Master Of Malts
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 1648 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldnt rate Glenfiddichs current 12, 15 and 18 as low as Imp has rated them either, out of interest i looked them up in the Whisky Bible 2021 and Jim Murray has all 3 of them listed as a new entry for 2021, he rates them:
Glenfiddich 12 - 82 points, Glenfiddich 15 - 87 points, Glenfiddich 18 - 91.5 points
Having purchased these myself in the past year i would say Jims rating of them is spot on and much the same as Albie's |
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