Glenfiddich IPA Experiment Glenfiddich, the World's Most Awarded Single Malt Whisky, launched the Glenfiddich Experimental Series, a new range that combines the brand's passion for pushing Scotch whisky boundaries and collaborating with trailblazers beyond the world of whisky.
Available in South Africa from October 2016, the Glenfiddich Experimental Series is designed to inspire unusual and unexpected variants, and sees the unveiling of the first release, the Glenfiddich IPA Experiment, the world's first single malt Scotch whisky finished in India Pale Ale (IPA) craft beer casks.
Glenfiddich Malt Master, Brian Kinsman created the Glenfiddich IPA Experiment in collaboration with a Speyside craft brewer, who shares a passion for innovative flavours.
They worked together to pioneer a new single malt scotch whisky imbued with zesty citrus and tangy hops from the oak casks that had previously held a bold Speyside IPA. In the process of Glenfiddich crafting a new whisky for the Glenfiddich Experimental Series, the pair also created a brand new IPA craft beer.
To pioneer a brand new malt, the collaborators first had to design and create a new IPA craft beer that would go into whisky casks, which would later be used to finish the first experimental variant.
The intensive experimental process involved creating three separate brews of different strengths and levels of hops.
Brian seasoned up to nine American oak casks at a time with the IPA brews, varying the time the IPA craft beer spent penetrating into the oak casks, before filling the casks back up with whisky to assess the flavour profiles.
