Glenfarclas 1981 Sherry Cask The Family Casks

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

I agree with the reviews, this really delivers everything you could want from a luxurious, rich, sherried whisky. It is the epitome of that style of malt but also has smoke and peat, and wood all in a harmonious symphony with the christmas pud. Long finish, this whisky has soul and it is as close to perfection any whisky could be. Really, a stone...

Score 95/100

Glenfarclas 43 Year Old 1968/2011 Pedro Domecq Manzanilla Sherry Cask 697

Luc Timmermans, Belgian ex-Malt Maniac and notorious Glenfarclas collector himself, selected this 1968 cask in person. Domecq Manzanilla is a very delicate Fino sherry, made from the Palomino grapes, which grows on the Spanish coast. The whisky is then solera-matured in bodegas in Sanlucar de Barramede, where the climate is less hot and more humid...

Score 91/100

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

Glenfarclas 1986 Sherry Cask

This Family Cask bottling was matured in a refill sherry puncheon, producing 521 bottles. Nose: There is light sherry influence of the dried fruits variety, but it is somewhat muted. Rising above the sherry are distinct oak and vanilla notes. There is also an underlying sweetness. Adding some water brings the sherry notes out more, and makes it...

Score 85/100