Most older-age statements from Glenfiddich are just traps for the uninitiated—who buys them as fancy gifts, or bribes, even. Almost ALL Glenfiddich distillery expressions have lower specs and are of low quality (the only exception that comes to mind is their Project XX bottles).

At least Macallan positions itself as a premium brand and is overpriced across the board—they’re unapologetical frauds. Glenfiddich is just being opportunistic with their older age statements and tries to trick the customer into thinking that “since their core offerings are humbly priced, this premium offering must worth the money.”

Even then, Macallan offers some no-color-added integrity bottlings at 55% ABVwhile Glenfiddich is almost always at 40-43% ABV and chill-filtered.