Glenfiddich Launches Bordeaux Completed Grand Château, Pops Up At Harvey Nichols

Glenfiddich Distillery is increasing the Grand Sequence with the discharge of the Glenfiddich Grand Château 31 Yr Previous. That is the primary launch from Glenfiddich to be completed in purple wine casks from Bordeaux, and constitutes “the sudden marriage of two luxurious worlds,” in keeping with a model press launch. 

The Glenfiddich Grand Château will likely be accessible from luxurious whisky and spirit retailers in addition to UK-based premium institutions, together with Harvey Nichols, from September 2024. The whisky will retail for £1,595 (~$2,095).   

Glenfiddich Grand Château

The whisky contained in the Glenfiddich Grand Château started its maturation interval in American and European oak, the place it stayed for 22 years, earlier than present process a 9-year ending interval in Bordeaux purple wine casks. 

The ensuing whisky is “Indulgent and wealthy, caramelised cherry and apple intertwines with warming spice and toasted oak; an opulent, but earthy liquid that’s fruity and on the similar time floral.” 

Launched as a part of the Grand Sequence, which celebrates the fusion of single malt scotch with different cultures from all over the world, the Grand Château appears to be like to the wine areas of France. Purple wines from the Bordeaux area are famous for his or her full-bodied construction and wealthy flavors of darkish fruits and oak tannins. 

Earlier bottlings in Glenfiddich’s Grand Sequence embrace the Glenfiddich Grand Yozakura, completed in Japanese awamori casks, and the Grand Couronne, completed in cognac casks. 

Glenfiddich Grand Château Packaging 

As befits a surprising 31 Yr Previous single malt scotch, the packaging is impressed by the French textile artwork of toile de jouy, honoring Glenfiddich’s connection to the humanities. Along with the hanging inside of the field, French avenue artist, André Saraiva, has designed ‘The Artist’s Version’ restricted version field. 

The restricted version packing containers chronicle the journey of Saraiva’s signature character, ‘Mr. A.’, as he travels from Paris to New York, Shenzhen to London, and Seoul, earlier than “playfully choosing the prolonged Bordeaux purple wine cask completed whisky at Glenfiddich Distillery in Scotland.” Solely 250 of those restricted version packing containers can be found. 

Brian Kinsman, Glenfiddich Malt Grasp: 

“Bordeaux purple wine casks are extremely versatile sources of flavour and recognised broadly for his or her excellent high quality, offering the right alternative for experimentation to develop a profound spirit. 9 years spent cocooned in these extraordinary Bordeaux purple wine casks leads to an exceptionally vibrant liquid which intensifies Glenfiddich’s traditional fruity character balanced considerably unusually with notes of deep oak and warming vanilla.

“Though wine is turning into an more and more standard selection for maturation inside the single malt class, it stays comparatively uncommon to see whiskies completed in a Bordeaux purple wine cask, making this an extremely intriguing and collectable bottling.”

The Grand Château At Harvey Nichols 

Along with the nationwide launch of Glenfiddich Grand Château, a pop-up retail area will likely be at Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge, London, from September sixteenth to October thirteenth, 2024. 

The doorways to the area will open to a room adorned with the fragile toile de jouy sample that may be seen on the field for the Grand Château. Additionally dotted across the area will likely be illustrations of André Saraiva’s ‘Mr.A’ – a top-hatted character that’s featured on ‘The Artist’s Version’ show packing containers. 

André Saraiva, an internationally famend artist, was given artistic management of the area, which incorporates the 109 Bar. 

Throughout the four-week residency, whisky lovers and artwork followers alike will have the ability to get pleasure from drams of Glenfiddich scotch whisky, together with the brand new 31 Yr Previous, in addition to curated cocktails. 

Tasting Notes 

“Nostril: Heat cocooning vanilla slowly unveils fruity, floral notes of superbly ripe cassis berries, and piquant nutty aromas

“Style: Indulgent and wealthy, flavours of slowly caramelised cherries and apples intertwine with an unmistakable warming spice and toasted oak

“End: Eternal depth and character”