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KUALA LUMPUR, 6 JANUARY 2025 – As we approach Lunar New Year on January 29, 2025, Glenfiddich proudly collaborates with renowned contemporary ink artist Zhang Yu to present an exclusive collection of limited-edition gifts, featuring design across the Glenfiddich’s 12, 15, 18 and 21 Year Old variants. This special collection celebrates the remarkable rendezvous of two great cultures, inviting you to raise a glass with loved ones and toast to a festive season filled with great encounters.
Every distinguished rendezvous is born of time, much like Glenfiddich’s enduring journey in China over the past 17 years. This journey has celebrated the blending of cultures, creating a bridge between Occidental distilling traditions and Oriental sophistication. The creative concept, A Gift of Great Encounters (福鹿双至), draws inspiration from the imagined meeting of the iconic Glenfiddich stag and the legendary Nine-Coloured Deer—a mythical king of deer symbolising wisdom, compassion, and harmony.
Zhang Yu, a multimedia artist hailing from Chengdu, masterfully intertwines traditional ink painting with modern artistic expressions. Her passion for art ignited in her early years, nurtured by a supportive family, and has remained a cornerstone of her creative journey. Since graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, Zhang has made significant contributions to the cinematic world as an art director for renowned Chinese films, showcasing her expertise in visual aesthetics.
In her artwork for this collaboration, Zhang seamlessly combines traditional Chinese ink wash techniques with contemporary aesthetics. Her masterpiece harmoniously unites Glenfiddich’s iconic Stag with the legendary Nine-Coloured Deer from Dunhuang folklore, symbolising a captivating encounter between East and West. The vibrant colours and fluid brushstrokes bring to life the journeys of greatness these figures represent, making this collection a perfect tribute to the spirit of Lunar New Year.
“The Lunar New Year embodies togetherness and harmony. For the 2025 festive season, we aspire to celebrate the exquisite convergence of diverse traditions. A Gift for Great Encounters is a universal offering that delights in the beauty of this remarkable fusion.” — Claudia Falcone, Global Brand Managing Director, Glenfiddich.
Each gift pack features a bottle accompanied by either whisky-nosing glasses or rock glasses, offering a thoughtful touch to elevate the whisky experience.
- Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Gift Pack
- Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Gift Pack
- Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Gift Pack
- Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Gift Pack
As the creator of the malt category and the world’s most awarded single malt Scotch, Glenfiddich boldly challenges conventions to craft authentic, superior-quality whiskies, transforming the uncommon into the unequalled. The multiple “Double Gold” award-winning Reserva Rum Cask 21, featured in A Gift for Great Encounters, is an aged whisky finished in Caribbean rum-soaked casks, infusing it with notes of sharp ginger, sultry fig, and uplifting lime that culminate in a crescendo of sweet toffee and spicy exotic warmth.
Glenfiddich is also having a series of pop-ups around Klang Valley, attendees can expect an exciting line-up of activities such as Chinese New Year Calligraphy, Lucky Draw Wall, Bottle Label Personalisation as well as getting a closer look at the collection of A Gift For Great Encounters.
| Location | Date Range | Operating Hours |
| Publika & Pavilion Bukit Jalil’s Food Merchant | 28th Dec 2024 – 26th Jan 2025 | 10.30am – 9.30pm |
| Pavilion KL’s Mercato | 1st Jan 2025 – 31st Jan 2025 | 10.30am – 9.30pm |
The limited edition gift packs will be available to purchase in Whisky retail outlets and premium establishments across Malaysia. For more information about the Glenfiddich A Gift for Encounter limited edition gift packs, please visit https://www.glenfiddich.com/en-my/chinese-new-year and follow @glenfiddichwhisky for the latest updates.
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Notes to Editors:
Glenfiddich Reserva Rum Cask 21YO – Tasting Notes:
COLOUR: Dark Golden
NOSE: Intense and Vanilla Sweet. Floral, hints of banana, figs, rich toffee, new leather and oak.
TASTE: Initially soft, then brisk, vibrant and drying, peppery, with a touch of smoke, oak, lime, ginger and spices.
FINISH: Very long, warming, dry and spicy.
About Glenfiddich
Founded in Dufftown, Scotland by innovator William Grant, Glenfiddich first ran from the stills on Christmas Day, 1887. Adopting revolutionary methods and practises, Grant’s maverick attitude to Whisky production saw Glenfiddich excel for over a hundred and thirty years, becoming the first single malt Scotch Whisky to be promoted outside of Scotland, and ultimately, the best-selling and most awarded Single Malt Scotch whisky in the world*. While Glenfiddich is now sold in over 180 countries across the world, the brand is one of the few single malt distilleries to remain entirely family-owned and is still produced in the same distillery which William Grant and his family hand-built.
About William Grant & Sons:
William Grant & Sons, Ltd. is an independent family-owned distiller headquartered in the United Kingdom and founded by William Grant in 1887. Today, the luxury spirits company is run by the fifth generation of his family and distils some of the world’s leading brands of Scotch whisky, including the world’s favourite single malt Glenfiddich®, The Balvenie® range of handcrafted single malts and the world’s third largest blended Scotch Grant’s® as well as other iconic spirits brands such as Hendrick’s® Gin, Sailor Jerry®, Tullamore D.E.W Irish Whiskey, Monkey Shoulder and Drambuie.
* The Glenfiddich range has received more awards since 2000 than any other single malt Scotch whisky in two of the world’s most prestigious competitions, the International Wine and Spirits Competition and the International Spirits Challenge.
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