# What the heck is Glenfiddich IPA??

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 7, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192 "2019-06-07T23:30:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/1 "2019-06-07T23:30:33Z")

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Saw in liquor store. Didn’t have time to investigate.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/2 "2019-06-07T23:43:37Z")

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If I had to guess, it’s an IPA aged in a Glenfiddich barrel.

Edit: I got it backwards. It’s Glenfiddich, aged in barrels that were used to age craft beers…so it’s going to taste like Glenfiddich with a bitter beer taste?? And here I didn’t think I could like whisky less.

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/3 "2019-06-07T23:46:58Z")

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Why would you want to ruin good Scotch like that? This IPA craze has gotten way out of hand.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/4 "2019-06-07T23:49:06Z")

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Sounds a lot like Jameson’s Caskmates, which is pretty good.

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/5 "2019-06-07T23:56:42Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> Sounds a lot like Jameson’s Caskmates, which is pretty good.

Actually, I agree with you there. I’m just cynical enough that I’m sure putting “IPA” in the name is simply a way to cash in in the current hop-head mania in the craft beer world.

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/6 "2019-06-08T00:49:40Z")

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Yeah Jameson has both an IPA and stout Caskmates. They’re both pretty good, though I didn’t try them side by side and I didn’t notice any overwhelming taste. The taste of whiskey is much stronger.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192/7 "2019-06-08T21:36:16Z")

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Whisky should have peat, not hops!