Reviews for Glenfarclas 15 Year Old
The worst (sherried) malt I've ever tasted
Go for a Glendronach, Glen Garioch, Glenglassaugh or a Glenfiddich even, but don't buy this. This one tastes predominantly of alcohol, the sherry influence, to me, is quite weak and very straight forward. No complexity to be found here.
The finish is by far the most dissapointing of all: it's non existent. I can't get my head around the chaps' tasting notes, this is by far the whisky with the shortest finish that I know of.
As someone who likes to enjoy a quality cigar with his sherried malt this was extremely dissapointing.
I ended up mixing half of the bottle with my evening coffee just to get rid of it's contents, although I do have to say Glenfarclas 15 beats Jameson for a decent Irish/Scottisch coffee.
Master of Malt Customer Jul 24, 2018
Christmas Spices & Sweetness
Disappointment at start but after initial opening and breathing in the bottle for three months now when 4/5 of the bottle is left, this is finally opening up and turns up as a unique single malt. Complex christmas spices are there, combining nicely with little bit of sweetness but with same price you can get Deanston 9 Year Old 2008, which has some what similar flavor profile but is superior in terms of value for the money. Glenfarclas 15 yo is a fine single malt in itself, but i expect more from 15 yo single malt and that's why 3 stars from me.
Kaarlo Pentikkälä May 19, 2018
Great dram!
This is a great dram if you like sherry. Christmas cake, gluhwein and strong, yet sweet sherry. Better than Macallan 12 or Glendronach 12. On level with Bunna 12.
Master of Malt Customer Apr 29, 2018
Hmm
Simplistic and overwhelming alcohol taste for me, which is strange since I really enjoy Glenfiddich 15.
Master of Malt Customer Apr 10, 2018
Sweet, sherry-soaked fruitcake in a glass
I can't say much about the current releases, but I picked up an older bottling (pre-2009 SWR labelling, reading "Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky" rather than having "Highland" listed first -- so this was likely distilled and put into casks back in the '90s at the latest) and it is absolutely terrific. Plush, rich, and sherried whisky -- lots of caramelized sugars and fruit on the nose, with candied raisins and sherry on the palate. It's a sweet-leaning dram, obviously, but so beautifully balanced that it just works. 46% is a nice ABV to work with, and a few drops of water (and a few minutes in the glass) open up this rich whisky very nicely. I often think that 15 years is, for many Scotch whiskies, really the sweet spot of age. In a number of labels, I prefer their 15 over both the 12 and 18, and here, that's also the case. The Glenfarclas 12 is very nice, but the 15 is just sublime, and I definitely prefer it over the 18. I will need to try some of the more contemporary bottlings to compare, but this old bottle picked up is a real gem. Obscenely easy to drink.
Chad Mar 5, 2018
