Glenfiddich Releases Exclusive Age of Discovery Bourbon Cask

 

Glenfiddich, the world’s most awarded Single Malt Scotch Whisky, is launching a new bottle that only a few will get their hands on. The Age of Discovery Bourbon Cask Reserve will only be released in America as a toast to the influence the nation has had on the whiskey. It’s aged for 19 years in oak casks that once traveled American rivers, including the the Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Ohio, which all flow to the The Mississippi.

These were the waters that hundreds of people traveled over history, ultimately cultivating the land, bringing commerce and industry to the areas around which the cities of the South arose. As the cities grew, so did the American whiskey distilling industry, which used local grains to produce their own distinctive whiskeys. For many years, these spirits mellowed in barrels as they were carried down the Mississippi River on the great paddle steamers of the 19th century to the bustling port of New Orleans to be bottled and shipped to their final destination. Since bourbon can only be aged in new white oak barrels, these empty casks were and still are shipped across the Atlantic to Scotland where distilleries including Glenfiddich use them to mature Scotch whisky.

“We were inspired by the journey that takes bourbon barrels from U.S. whiskey distilleries to the Glenfiddich distillery and as
a result, this rich, single malt Scotch whisky is 100% bourbon cask matured and is the first time we have used bourbon
barrels to fully age a whisky,” said Glenfiddich Malt Master, Brian Kinsman. “This release celebrates the adventurous spirit
we share with intrepid explorers, starting with our founder, William Grant, who set out on his own journey to fulfil a lifelong
ambition of creating the best dram in the valley.”

Kinsman continued, “Aging this single malt entirely in a bourbon cask has created a spirit that has a balance of spicy
sweetness tempered by rich, dried fruit flavors. Its nose consists of toffee and deep citrus notes, balanced by dry, faint
smoky notes of oak. The taste is complex and layered with vanilla, fine leather and tobacco, which develops a sweet,
velvety mouth feel enhanced by spicy hints of cardamom and nutmeg, which fade slowly into a warm and long finish.”

The Age of Discovery Glenfiddich Bourbon Cask Reserve’s distinctive packaging is finished with illustrations that
represent the meandering Mississippi River with each panel displaying a landmark along the casks’ expedition from
America to Scotland. The deep blue box and the black glass bottle, embellished with a red cartouche compass, reflects the
richness and exclusivity of the single malt whisky that is the reward of the long journey, making it an ideal gift for the
adventurous and discerning drinker.

The 2013 Age of Discovery Bourbon Cask Reserve (ABV 40%) will be available nationally this fall with a recommended
retail price of $149.99.