Glenfiddich
1937 RARE COLLECTION
COSSETING SMOOTHNESS, BURNT HEATHER, TREACLE, CEDAR, ROBUST OAK AND DRY BITTER CHOCOLATE
ABV 40%, 70CL
On the year of King George VI’s coronation, cask number
843 began its long journey. Nurtured by ten of the finest warehousemen and under the specialist care of generations
of Malt Masters, it was deemed one of the finest and oldest whiskies the world would taste.
After 64 years the angels left only 61 bottles of this precious whisky. Its strength, from decades of evaporation, should have been depleted. But it was not. Instead it had an incredible, innate and unrepeatable quality.
A huge aroma, a palate of many unfolding layers, and a patiently masterful finish awaited the highest bidders
at auction.
All are sold, but every now and then a bottle comes around.
On the year of King George VI’s coronation, cask number
843 began its long journey. Nurtured by ten of the finest warehousemen and under the specialist care of generations
of Malt Masters, it was deemed one of the finest and oldest whiskies the world would taste.
After 64 years the angels left only 61 bottles of this precious whisky. Its strength, from decades of evaporation, should have been depleted. But it was not. Instead it had an incredible, innate and unrepeatable quality.
A huge aroma, a palate of many unfolding layers, and a patiently masterful finish awaited the highest bidders
at auction.
All are sold, but every now and then a bottle comes around.
Tasting Notes
GLENFIDDICH 1937 Rare
Colour
Rich walnut, darm amber, antique bronze.
Nose
Huge and complex – robust oak, burnt heather, tender poached pears in chocolate toffee. Raisins, cinnamon and cloves. A trace of leather and dark roasted coffee.
Taste
Cosseting smoothness, treacle and sweet notes. Then cedar, oak and dry bitter chocolate are revealed.
Finish
Superbly executed finish. Robust oak, the sweet edge of tobacco smokiness and rich fruit cake. Very warming.
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EXQUISITELY RARE
In 2012 a bottle did come around again. Christie’s London auctioned our exquisitely rare 1937 bottle for
£46,000 ($71,000).