A wonderfully sherried 15 year old dram from Glenfarclas, boasting oodles of dried fruit notes. It’s bottled at 46% ABV simply because this was the strength that George Grant’s grandfather preferred it at. Happily, this also results in the Speysider boasting a big, juicy, Christmas cake profile. A fabulously complex Scotch while also being easily drinkable.
Intense, powerful sherry. Cream sherry, certainly – Pedro Ximenez? almost… a touch of peppermint? An almost rancio quality to this. Smells older than 15.
Raisins, more sherry, orange peel, walnuts, dates.
Incredibly long, complex, more of the walnuts again.
Water draws out sweetness. This is Christmas cake, not whisky. Simply astonishing.
I can't get over how great this dram has become since opening it at Christmas. It gets better everyday. I want to buy another just to open it to the shoulder and let it sit for 3 months. If you can let it sit you will be absolutely amazed.
One of my favorites , so far! I'm still trying different distillery offerings from various regions. I love to take in each sip and let it slowly enlighten my taste buds , then swallow and enjoy the finish in my throat. Yes...I like this whiskey! Very rich !!
Absolutely beautiful . The best single malt I have ever tasted .
What can I say. This is a whisky that every distillery strives to create. A huge, lovely piece of produce from this wonderful distillery. This has taste, complexity, in the nose, taste and finish. I personally can't wish for more in a whisky. And for a 15 year old very affordable, as are all Glenfarclas expressions. You'll never find me without a bottle of this in my collection.
Firstly i have no clue what the reviewer mentioning "Phenolic" is talking about. Not a hint of Phenols when i've had the 15. this is a wonderful well balanced dram, too often sherry maturation can overpower the whole experience but not in this case, the sherry influence is opened into a wonderful wide and complex dram. Initially the sweet and smooth honeyed sherry leads to a clean, fruit cake like palate and its lingers without exposing any bitter or awful surprises. Hard to put this down. A bottle of this never lasts long in my home. A must try malt in my book.
