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.
This is no longer the sherrybomb it once was. MoM's tasting notes above are quite a few years old. Glenfarclas today has more in common with say cragganmore or aberfeldy. If you like sherried whisky there are 3 distilleries that deliver the goods these days: glendronach, glengoyne and bunnahabhain. Glenfarclas sits in the backseat, except the 40 year old which is the best whisky I have ever tried.
Perfect if you want smooth, juicy and a little sweet. And what a great value.
The christmas cake statement is indeed what I taste. Love it, the sweetness, the cherry, perfectly balanced. A lot better than the 12 year old which is also nice. Best one I had so far, together with laga 16.
Let it age spot on advice rich thick sublime sweet sherry goodness fab stuff for the price go for it you won't be disappointed malt mates.
A very high standard, Thick, warm, sweet! I like a light dram first to set this bad boy into action! Great quality! Try it now!
