Glenfarclas 1967 Family Casks V Cask #5110 Sherry Hogshead

Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

My "stats" are starting to tell me that Glenfarclas is the way to go, if I want to taste good sherry flavored whiskies. Usually I haven't liked much of the ones that have a big sherry influence (mainly they've been from the Macallan range before Glenfarclas). Glenfarclas came out swinging like Rocky Balboa in the first movie of the Rocky...

Score 83/100

Glenfarclas Family Cask 1995 Usquebaugh society NL

Nose: Feels young with quite a lot of dried fruit, apricot jam , ginger, new leather and orange rind. Some butterscotch ,very fresh. Palate: Lovely big entry with. Lot of ginger , chilly, and spice which in turn transforms into fig and date jam , wood varnish, lots of spices flying in all directions and at cask strength this is a very lively...

Score 88/100

Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

Nose: The initial sniff has a salty tinge to it, almost like brine. This brine then evolves into dried fruit like raisins and possibly dried prunes. While all this is going on there is a smooth sweet scent floating around the background playing with your nose. I didn't think that the nose was overly complex in any way. Palate: There's no alcohol...

Score 87/100

Glenfarclas 17 Year Old

Nose: High quality sherry, oak, mint, toffee Palate: Acceleration of sherry the swells to a crescendo, caramel, plums, dates, raisins, hazelnuts, lemon peel, toffee, white cake, marzipan. Finish: Oak again, hazelnuts, caramel, sherry. I know my description above sounds perhaps overly sweet tasting to some readers, but I should say that it...

Score 89/100