Glenfiddich and Aston Martin Collaborated on a New Whisky
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Whiskey brands and distilleries have collaborated with luxury car companies and Formula 1 teams before. Jack Daniel’s is currently paired up with McLaren, the Macallan released an expensive decanter designed with Bentley, and Bowmore has released several whiskies in partnership with Aston Martin, including a 54-year-old that comes in a decanter inspired by the Valkyrie Hypercar. Aston’s Formula 1 Team has now teamed up with another distillery, Glenfiddich, on a new 16-year-old single malt that was aged in an interesting variety of casks.
Glenfiddich is one of the most popular scotch whiskies in the world and has been one of the top five best-selling single malts for many years. The Speyside distillery is located in Dufftown next door to its sister operation, the Balvenie (both are owned by William Grant & Sons), where it has been making whisky for nearly 150 years. The Aston Martin Formula 1 Team has been around since the late 1950s, and it now includes drivers like Lance Stroll and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
“This release marks an exciting milestone in our journey with the Aston Martin Formula One Team,” said Glenfiddich global brand director Claudia Falcone in a statement. “Through this collaboration, we invite enthusiasts worldwide to engage with these iconic brands in bold new ways and create memorable moments that reach far beyond the racetrack. This limited-edition bottling is just the beginning as we continue to write the next chapter together.”
Glenfiddich announced this partnership with Aston Martin Formula 1 last November at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where it unveiled a much older and more expensive whisky—a 1959 vintage single malt that was aged for 65 years and is now available exclusively at Harrods’ Fine Wines & Spirits Room. The liquid inside this new bottle is obviously very different. It’s a 16-year-old single malt that was aged in three different types of casks—American oak wine casks, new American barrels, and second-fill bourbon casks—and was bottled at 86 proof (43 percent ABV). Official tasting notes describe maple syrup, caramelized ginger, fresh fruit salad, and sweet cream on the palate, the result of having been matured in both new and used oak and picking up some influence from the wine barrels.
Glenfiddich 16-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be available this September (SRP $75) for a limited time, according to the brand. You can find other expressions in the distillery’s portfolio, including the excellent 23-year-old Grand Cru expression, available to purchase from websites like ReserveBar now.
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