Glenfarclas 1986 Family Casks IX Sherry Hogshead #4336 The Family Casks

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old

Also from a sample. Nose: Sweet and salty. The sweetness is a bit non-descript, but seems to hover between rum and typical oxidative sherried whisky. The salt is part soy and part stale red wine, but in a good way, strangely. A bit of coffee cake with a thin layer of strawberry preserves on top. Palate: Not watery, but a bit cool and quiet. Really...

Score 83/100

Glenfarclas 10 Year Old

Nose: The first impression is of guava or melons-- the somewhat tropical Speyside fragrances. Then a beautifully balanced aroma, like a salty short-bread crust of a vanilla pear tart, lightly laced with sherry caramel. The tart has been sprinkled with a flowery spice, maybe coriander. Palate: You might not notice the instant of limey sourness,...

Score 83/100

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

I recently purchased a bottle of Glenfarclas 15 Year Old and I was going to open it when I found a sample I'd completely forgotten about. This sample is from a 2016 bottling of Glenfarclas 15 Year Old graciously provided by @fiddich1980 This sample, while a few years older than my bottling, gives me an idea of what I can expect and allows me to...

Score 90/100

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

I opened this whisky on Christmas eve and how appropriate it was. A sweet, full-bodied and warming whisky perfect for a night together with your loved ones while a blizzard rages outside the window. Nose The nose immediately lets on what you're in for. Sweet honeyed dates and perhaps a small hint of peat. Traditional Christmas pudding and sweet...

Score 88/100