Forty years is an extraordinary amount of time to wait for a whisky. Glenfiddich 40 Year Old Cumulative Time, however, has more going on than the age statement suggests. Rather than treating each release as a completely separate chapter, Glenfiddich uses its unusual remnant vatting process to carry a small part of the previous batch into the next. The result is a whisky shaped not just by four decades in oak, but by layers of releases that came before it. And that is what hikes the Glenfiddich 40 Year Old Cumulative Time's price to over ₹500000. Also, know what makes this single malt whisky special.
The Glenfiddich 40 Year Old Cumulative Time is bottled at 48% ABV, with Glenfiddich describing aromas of dried fruit, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, and ripe black cherries, alongside polished leather, cloves, and gentle wood smoke. The palate brings fruitcake, dates, raisins and stewed apple together with dry oak, bitter chocolate and subtle peat.
The presentation follows the same idea of accumulated time. Its crystal decanter is housed inside a sculptural Jesmonite case, whose layered design takes inspiration from geological formations.
Glenfiddich 40 Year Old Cumulative Time's price is ₹500210 for a 70cl bottle, and this sits in very different territory from the familiar age-statement expressions by Glenfiddich. The age certainly gets your attention, but the remnant vatting is what gives this bottle its real story. Few whiskies can quite literally carry a little of their past into every new release.
Note: Glenfiddich 40 Year Old Cumulative Time price is as listed on the Delhi Duty Free website at the time of publishing and is subject to change.