Glenfarclas 1989 Family Casks IX Sherry Butt #12989 The Family Casks

Glenfarclas '105'

This is a classic cask strength sherry bomb from Glenfarclas. This is non chill filtered, no caramel colouring added and approximately 10 years old stored in Oloroso Sherry casks. The colour is mid pale gold. The nose is big, complex, sweet, sherry, oaky with luscious ripe dark fruits. The palate is just like the nose, big, drying, dates, spices...

Score 90/100

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old

I was delighted to find a 25-year-old single malt today, from Glenfarclas - of course, fully matured in oloroso. The colour is a medium amber. On the nose we have rich sherry notes: roasted pecans, rum-raisin, black cherry, toasted coconut and honey. Some vanilla. Nutmeg. Peach and apricot. A hint of mint chocolate. Water dilutes things, so don't...

Score 88/100

Glenfarclas 105 20 Year Old

I'd been keen to try this, rather enjoying the regular 105, though not wanting to shell out the bucks for a full bottle of the 20 year old. I found some 30ml samples for sale and got two. Nose: Toffee, caramel, and dried fruit. There's more of a perfumy floral quality here than there was on the standard 105. Not as robust as I'd have expected, but...

Score 84/100

Glenfarclas '105'

A big full on, no nonsense whisky from speyside gaints Glenfarclas. Bottled at cask strength, non chill filtered and taylor made for a sweet tooth like me. * Nose: rich, buttery, fat, caramel, toffee, butterscotch cough sweets. With Water even more cough sweets, but it’s also fruitier, pears and raisins also a note of Kirsch (cherry liqueur). *...

Score 86/100