Glenfarclas 1978 Bottled 1999

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old

A 25 year old well constructed Sherry cask whisky from Speyside for just over £100... how is this still a thing? Obviously the time travelling team at Glenfarclas are still pricing at late 90's prices. Not that I am complaining. Nose Sherry, sherry, sherry... but despite all this sweetness up front the nose can only be described as gentle. Raisins...

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary

The distillery celebrated its 175th birthday in 2011 and released a special bottle for the occassion, a vatting of 18 different sherry casks, three from each decennium that could still be found in the warehouses, including their oldest cask #1711 from 1952! You will understand this bottle has no age statement. The nose is very layered. It appears...

Score 86/100

Glenfarclas 17 Year Old

Perhaps I'm not a Speysider when it comes to the living water, at least not as much as I'd once thought. I have tried some of the top shelf Aberlours and liked them quite a lot, especially the 18 and the A'bunadh. This said, I guess I have been harboring a grudge against low end Glenfiddich and Glenlivet from my younger years that still haunts....

Score 86/100

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