{"id":26499,"date":"2017-09-28T12:45:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T11:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=26499"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:46:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:46:12","slug":"first-look-glenfiddich-extends-experimental-series-winter-storm-icewine-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/first-look-glenfiddich-extends-experimental-series-winter-storm-icewine-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST LOOK: Glenfiddich extends Experimental Series with Winter Storm icewine edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glenfiddich has revealed the third edition in its Experimental Series, a single malt Scotch finished in Canadian icewine casks.<\/p>\n

Glenfiddich Winter Storm is a 21-year-old single malt finished for six months in French oak casks previously containing icewine from Peller Estate in Niagara.<\/p>\n

Icewine is a style of sweet wine that\u2019s been produced from grapes that have frozen while still on the vine. When pressed, the frozen grapes deliver a more concentrated amount of sugar, resulting in a very sweet wine. Having visited the Peller Estate winery in January 2016, Glenfiddich malt master Brian Kinsman experimented with maturing Scotch whisky in several different icewine casks.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u2018Only the rarer whiskies, those aged for 21 years, could cope with the extra icewine intensity.<\/p>\n

\u2018Having more tannins, extracted from years in oak, these malts brought out a uniquely fresh lychee note instead of being swamped by sweetness.\u2019<\/p>\n

Craig McDonald, vice-president of winemaking at Peller Estates, said: \u2018We go to extreme lengths to produce our intensely sweet icewine and are always looking for ways to push the boundaries of taste, so I was intrigued to see how it could be used to create a new unexpected whisky.<\/p>\n

\u2018The resulting liquid is a unique combination of the warming soul of whisky and the frozen cold of icewine.\u2019<\/p>\n

Glenfiddich Winter Storm, which is bottled at 43% abv, is described as having \u2018tropical fruit and underlying wine notes\u2019.<\/p>\n

The expression, which is presented in a white ceramic bottle, will be released globally in two batches from 1 October 2017, and March 2018. Priced at\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a3199 per bottle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the third release from the Speyside distillery\u2019s Experimental Series, which launched in September 2016 with Glenfiddich IPA and Glenfiddich Project XX. The series is designed to \u2018push the boundaries of Scotch whisky\u2019 through an exploration of various factors that affect flavour. (See previous story<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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