Glenfarclas 1959 34 Year Old Dark Sherry Signatory

Glenfarclas 10 Year Old

Before I begin, let me say that taste is subjective, and be it known that I am a big fan of Glenfarclas and their house style. I enjoy the 12, and the 15 is glorious. The 105 is good but I prefer the Abunadh. So let's give the 10 a go. Nose: Plenty of sherry. Green grapes, plums, fresh lettuce. Christmas cake, cinnamon, cherries, vanilla extract....

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 1969 Family Cask Release IV

I got a small sample of this and was really looking forward to it. So I did a small Glenfarclas vertical. Nose: W.O.W.!! Really rich. Very aged, true, and glorious balsamic. Dense strawberries and strawberry jam. Tobacco leaves, chocolate, fruit cake. Just stunningly dense and rich. I could nose this for hours. Possibly some steak tartare and a...

Score 70/100

Glenfarclas Movember 2011 bottlings - Glenfarclas 9 Year Old

ou all know by now it’s Movember time, and what more fitting than tasting this year’s special bottling especially for Movember by the guys at Master of Malt. This little cracker was distilled in September 2002 and bottled in September 2011, this most unusual 9 year old Glenfarclas has been taken from two Oloroso sherry hogshead casks. Not often do...

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 1971 Family Cask First Release

Glenfarclas distillery (the name means “valley of the green grass”) was first granted a license in 1836 after production had arguably been going on at the same site since 1791. In 1865 it was acquired by John Grant and since then has remained in the hands of the same family. At the moment it is run by both the 5th generation (Chairman John L.S....

Score 88/100