Glenfiddich, The Most Awarded Single Malt Whisky, is the Perfect Gift for Father’s Day

glenfiddichStill stuck for father’s day? Celebrate Father’s Day by giving him a bottle of exquisitely smooth Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky. For over 125 years, Glenfiddich has distilled whisky deep in the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands, with uncompromising quality making it the perfect gift for any whisky drinker.

With a variety of expressions, Glenfiddich have a bottle for every type of father, so with his personality and style in mind it is easy to find the right expression for him:

The signature expression from the World’s Most Awarded Single Malt Scotch whisky,* the Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky is an exceptional whisky. Carefully matured in the finest American bourbon and Spanish sherry oak casks for at least 12 years, before being married and mellowed in oak marrying tuns for complete harmony of aroma and flavour. This whisky is perfect for traditional fathers who take their whisky with a little water, and will relish the signature Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with its distinctive fresh pear, creamy with subtle oak flavours and a long smooth and mellow finish

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, ABV 40%, 70CL, RRP £34.59 from Tesco.

Fathers who love adventure take their whisky on ice, and enjoy the bold taste of Glenfiddich 15 Year Old
and its intriguing aromas and flavours. Tradition and innovation collide to give this whisky great depth
and consistency with notes of sweet heather honey and vanilla fudge combined with rich dark fruits.

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, ABV 40%, 70CL, RRP £38.59

 

Wise fathers savour their whisky neat and appreciate the distinguished finish of Glenfiddich 18 Year Old.>

This intriguingly fruity and robust oak expression has a remarkably rich aroma with ripe orchard fruit,

baked apple and robust oak and taste of luxurious dried fruit, candy peel and dates.

Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky RRP £50.59
The Glenfiddich Single Malt Whisky mini set – which includes the 12 Year Old, 15 Year Old and 18 Year
Old single malts – provides the perfect introduction to whisky for new fathers celebrating their first Father’s Day.

Glenfiddich Miniature Single Malt Whisky Gift Set, ABV 40%, 3 x 5CL, RRP £14.99 from Waitrose. 

and two daughters, they created the first batch of what has become the world’s most awarded single malt

Scotch whisky: Glenfiddich. William’s passion, determination and pioneering spirit continues to guide the

family and Glenfiddich is one of the few single malt distilleries to remain entirely family owned and is now

the World’s Most Awarded Single Malt* Scotch Whisky, a true reflection of our founder’s integrity and innovative spirit, passed down through the generations. Now 125 years on, Glenfiddich the next generation

crafting a wide range to suit all palates and pockets.

With Father’s Day on the horizon, giving the gift of Glenfiddich is a great way to honour the values held by the Grant family.

This year the premium and most prestigious Scotch whisky brand in the UK will continue to honour William
Grants pioneering spirit by supporting Team Glenfiddich UK in the Walking With The Wounded South Pole
Allied Challenge which will see teams of wounded servicemen and women from the UK, US and the
Commonwealth race to the South Pole under the patronage of Prince Harry.
*The Glenfiddich range has received more awards since 2000 than any other single malt Scotch whisky in
two of the world’s most prestigious competitions, the International Wine & Spirit Competition and the
International Spirits Challenge

Peter Aspden & Bettany Hughes debate luxury & culture at the V&A Museum

 Thursday 6th September, 3.45pm
 V&A Museum
What does it take to create something of note? 

That is what Frost went to find out.  Arts & culture commentator Peter Aspden and award-winning historian Bettany Hughes were a great match together. The bounced off each other perfectly. Peter noted iconic moments in history – Elvis Presley singing Hound-dog to an actual hound dog, Michael Jackson – and Bettany, just back from a trip to Albania funded by Lord Rothschild,  certainly knows her stuff. Things I found out from her during the debate: it took 18 years to build the pyramids and they were made not by slaves as is popularly thought, but by citizens of Egypt for the gods.

While Peter said we should not be beholden to the past, Bettany said: “we live with the past, it is in everything we think and do”.

It was a lively debate with lots of good questions being asked. Chivas Brothers hosted the event at the beautiful Victoria & Albert museum. Chivas Brothers certainly know about good things taking time. Their whiskey takes 20 odd years to make. I saw one bottle which was thirty years old. They started making whiskey in the 1800s. They are now in the top 3 whiskey makers in the world.

The debate also raised the point that one of the reasons a 21-year-old whiskey is such a luxury is that the moment you drink it 21-years is gone.

If whiskey does not have an age statement then it is three years old, as whiskey has to be at least three years old.

Other things I learnt:

“Did you know that most of us only live for 800 months?” A.C Grayling.

The Taj Mahal took 25 years to build

Alcohol is an Arabic word.

Symposium  means “drinking together”.

What do you think?