Glenfiddich just lately launched its “Perpetual Assortment,” a variety of whiskies which can be in perpetual movement inside vats which have by no means been emptied.
A press release from the distillery notes that every successive vat fill is sort of a new technology of whisky constructing on the previous, rising in character, dimension and complexity.
Glenfiddich stated it pioneered this system, known as the Solera Vat course of, and it provides steady layers of flavors to the whisky, by solely ever bottling half the whisky within the vats earlier than refilling.
Glenfiddich Perpetual Assortment (picture through Glenfiddich)
The vats nonetheless include the unique liquid, which is a direct line from the previous into the longer term. Therefore the moniker, the Perpetual Assortment.
This vary of Glenfiddich single malts consists of 4 expressions:
- VAT 01 (ABV 40%) – In Solera VAT 1, this expression layers candy and spicy notes for a smooth and mellow style with added depth as a consequence of its maturation in bourbon and purple wine casks. A balanced and refreshingly {smooth} Glenfiddich.
- VAT 02 (ABV 43%) – Mellow but advanced. Double matured in oak and Spanish sherry casks and married in Solera VAT 2, this single malt develops via steady movement to ship a {smooth} style.
- VAT 03 (ABV 50.2% – non-chill filtered) – Greater than 15 years of maturation in European oak sherry and ex-bourbon casks, VAT 03 is a silky-smooth, full-bodied whisky that mixes heat notes of spice with hints of nutty marzipan and darkish sherry oak.
- VAT 04 (ABV 47.8% – non-chill filtered) – Warming and refined. Aged in Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks for 18 years, this Solera whisky is married and repeatedly reworked in Solera VAT 4 to ship a deep aroma of sturdy oak, ripe orchard fruit and baked apple.
“We’re delighted to have the ability to supply this gorgeous new unique Glenfiddich vary of bespoke liquids to the worldwide journey retail channel,” David Wilson, William Grant & Sons managing director, stated. “The distillery crew has finished a tremendous job of maturing some very high quality liquids and we really feel the brand new packaging displays the vitality and fervour which every bottle comprises.”
To have fun the launch of the gathering, a collection of Glenfiddich pop-up retail areas may also seem in choose airport locations. Vacationers will get the prospect to discover the gathering via an immersive expertise, from interacting with the collective art work and tasting the liquid, to testing the gifting station.
The vary of single malts will roll-out beginning this month in Europe, with a full world roll-out to be accomplished by October. Vat 1 (1L) will retail for £47, VAT 2 (1L) at £57, VAT 3 (70cl) at £62, and VAT 4 (70cl) at £90.
