I am learning the finer points of tasting Single Malt Scotch. Here are my tasting notes on a Glenfiddich 12 year old Scotch.

1. Maino’s Whisky Tasting Notes
Name of Whisky:_Glenfiddich 12______________________
Distiller: __Glenfiddich____Age: _12___ Color: Chardonnay/Sunlight__ ABV: 40%___
Region Region: ___Speyside____________ Casks:__American/Spanish Oak________
Swirl: __Not too viscous, only slightly coats the glass___________________
Nose (Neat):_Citrus, Oranges, Pear, No Peat___ (Dilute): Muted Citrus____________
Apple, Apricot, Banana, Burnt wood, Carnation, Cedar, Chocolate, Cooked mash, Cinnamon,
Citric, Cloves, Coconut, Coffee, Dried hay, Dried hops, Earthy, Figs, Fishy, Heather, Honey,
Lavender, Leather, Lemon, Lilac, Liquorice, Madeira, Malt extract, Medicinal, Mossy, Mulch,
Nutmeg, Nutty, Oranges, Peaches, Pear, Peaty, Pine, Pine nuts, Plums, Pot ale, Rose, Sea-spray,
Sautemes, Sherry, Smoke, Sulphury,
Nose Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
Flavor: (Neat) __Apple, Citric, Pear__ (Dilute):_Flavor stays, slightly more mellow__
Apple, Apricot, Banana, Burnt wood, Carnation, Cedar, Chocolate, Cooked mash, Cinnamon,
Citric, Cloves, Coconut, Coffee, Dried hay, Dried hops, Earthy, Figs, Fishy, Heather, Honey,
Lavender, Leather, Lemon, Lilac, Liquorice, Madeira, Malt extract, Medicinal, Mossy, Mulch,
Nutmeg, Nutty, Oranges, Peaches, Pear, Peaty, Pine, Pine nuts, Plums, Pot ale, Rose, Sea-spray,
Sautemes, Sherry, Smoke, Sulphury,
Mouth Feel: Smooth Viscous Drying Puckering Clean Creamy
First Taste: Clean Sweet Sour Salty Bitter
First Taste Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
Finish: Clean Sweet Sour Salty Bitter
Finish Intensity: Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
Cost: __<$20 _XX_<$40 __<$60 __<$80 __<$100 __<$120 __<$140 __<$160
Comments: This is an excellent beginners single malt Scotch. The price is right, yet the
quality is good. It warms very nicely from tongue to gullet. Colored with E150 caramel.
MainosMusings Rating: 3+Ms MMM+ This is the whisky where you will begin your
journey when it comes to a single malt Scotch. It is affordable. Drinkable. Gently
warming. You won’t be disappointed.