Glenfiddich 21 Year Old 700ml
This is the bottle you open when the night actually means something. Twenty-one years in the cask, then a stint resting in Caribbean rum barrels, and you can taste exactly what that does: deep toffee and vanilla up front, then a bright kick of lime and ginger that keeps it lively instead of sleepy-old. Soft on the first sip, then it wakes up, goes a little spicy and dry, and the warmth just hangs around. Pour it slow, no rush. This one's for sipping, not slamming.
The nose pulls you in sweet and easy: vanilla, rich toffee, a little banana and fig, with new leather and oak sitting underneath. First sip is gentle, almost creamy, then it flips brisk and drying with black pepper, a whisper of smoke, fresh lime and warming ginger. That rum-cask finish is the trick here, layering tropical fruit over a classic Speyside backbone. The finish runs long, warm and spicy, the kind that has you reaching back for the glass.
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Glenfiddich is made in Dufftown, deep in Speyside, where William Grant built the distillery with his nine kids and one stonemason. The first spirit ran on Christmas Day 1887, and they've used the same pure Robbie Dhu spring water ever since, so protective of it they bought up the land around the source. The Gran Reserva was the original rum-cask-finished single malt, the one everyone else copied. Malt Master Brian Kinsman hand-picks the Caribbean rum casks for the final rest.
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- What is the price of Glenfiddich 21 Year Old 700ml?
Glenfiddich 21 Year Old 700ml is KSh 43,299 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does Glenfiddich 21 Year Old 'Gran Reserva' 700ml taste like?
Sweet vanilla and rich toffee on the nose, then a soft start that turns brisk and drying with lime, ginger, pepper and a faint wisp of smoke. The finish is long, warm and spicy. The Caribbean rum casks add a tropical fruit twist over the classic Speyside character.
- What is the ABV?
It's 40% ABV, in a 700ml bottle.
- How should I serve it?
Neat in a tulip or whisky glass at room temperature, with a few drops of water to open it up if you like. One ice cube is fine on a warm night, but keep it pure. This is a sipper, not a mixer.
- What pairs with it?
Dark chocolate, aged cheese, salted nuts, a cigar, or lightly spiced grilled meat like nyama choma. A toffee or banana dessert leans right into its sweeter side.
- Where is it from?
Scotland, from the Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown, Speyside. It's a single malt aged 21 years, then finished in Caribbean rum casks.
- Why is it finished in rum casks?
After 21 years in oak, the whisky rests in hand-selected Caribbean rum barrels. That final stint layers in ginger, fig and lime over the toffee and vanilla. Glenfiddich pioneered this rum-cask finish, so this is the original of the style.
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Glenfiddich 21 Year Old 700ml price in Kenya
Buy Glenfiddich 21 Year Old 700ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 43,299. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
