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.
Exquisite whisky with flavours reminding me of Christmas time, but certainly a whisky to be sipped all year round.
Loved this in the 3 cl sample. Butterscotch monster! Quite bitter and full after the sweetness passes. Great dram!
The power chords on opening relax into a cascade of gentler and more subtle fruit notes after letting the bottle breathe for 48 hours . Some friends were visiting and one chap who professed to hating whisky and anything to do with it is now a convert to the taste of the grain . Bring on the 25 ' I can't wait .
I had purchased a couple bottles of this whisky simply because of the reviews I'd read. I was not disappointed. It is a bit thin for my taste. However, if it were more viscous it would arguably be my favorite of any whisky I've ever had. The flavor is incredible and the nose is equally impressive. It is just as the tasting notes describe.
Excellent. Fabulous nose and a massive long lasting aftertaste. Brill.
