Luxebook December 2021

Newest Glenfiddich Grande Couronne comes with its own story An exquisite 26-year-old expression finished in French Cognac casks, with tasting notes reminiscent of a French patisserie P icture this. A return to the home country after a pandemic-induced long wait. You pick up the king of the duty-free selection — a bottle of the latest offering of Glenfiddich — available at the homecoming duty-free — the Grand Couronne for the grand night that awaits you when you finally reach home. This is not a drink-to-go. This is a spirit that speaks of opulence and of festivities. It’s a drink of leisure, one to open the night with and to make people sit up and take note of the long way that you have come. A conversation starter. Glenfiddich’s new 26-year-old French cognac finished Grand Couronne is a drink that takes hold of the conversation, in whichever room that it is present. Nothing subtle about its dominating presence in the liquor cabinet. It’s festive ready in gold, the liquid inside the colour of an antique gold, to match the glamour of the end of the year celebrations. For the first time, rare cognac casks have been brought to the forefront for a scotch like this. The makers claim that the new Glenfiddich Grande Couronne is a 26-year-old Scotch single malt whisky that was initially matured in American and European oak casks in the distillery warehouses of Dufftown, Scotland. It took another two years to finish this whisky in special French Cognac casks before being bottled at 45.8% ABV. A French sojourn This is truly a marriage between the Scottish brand and French cognac, which renders it its extraordinary flavour notes. An extended finish in rare French cognac casks adds lavish layers of sweet toasted oak and velvety aromas of café crème, brown sugar and soft spice – everything that is a part of the wintry month of December, when it happens to be arriving in Indian markets. Also sold as airport retail, this is going to be a gift or keepsake for homecoming for the holidays. Its very name, meaning crown in French, is the promise of the pleasure to come, the highlight of a festive night’s revelry. After 26 years at The Glenfiddich Distillery, it is refined and elegant. But its crowning glory is definitely the extra touch of the Cognac cask. The icing on the cake is being finished for at least two years in rare and meticulously selected French Cognac casks. These rare casks can only be sourced in limited quantities according to the brand. Grande Couronne is the malt of choice for those who want to spend that night indulging and celebrating with others. It is made for the landmark events in life. For those who want to stand out from the crowd with a night to remember – the Grande Couronne is made to impress and set the spirit soaring. SPECIAL F EATURE 18| L U X E B O O K | D E C E MB E R 2 0 2 1 D E C E MB E R 2 0 2 1 | L U X E B O O K | 19