Glenfarclas 1991 Family Casks IX Sherry Butt #5669 The Family Casks

Glenfarclas 17 Year Old bottled 1990s

Glenfarclas is one of the few distilleries in Scotland that is still in family hands. Since 1865 the Grants family has been at the helm. John Grant, 5th generation, will in due course leave the company in the hands of his son George, i.e. 6th generation. But that’s for the future. I’m tasting an ‘old’ Glenfarclas today. Old as in bottled before...

Score 85/100

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 25 Year Old

Glenfarclas just pumps out whisky. My notes on Glenfarclas all come from a tasting where we got the 105, 15, 21, 25, 30 and 40 expressions. The great thing about Farclas is you can taste the breeding, this is the older brother of the 15. Bloddy good stuff. * Nose: viscous, heavier more muscular nose, plenty of tobacco, orange marmalade, leather...

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 40 Year Old

First vapor: Marvelous cherry. Nose: Cherry/vanilla-walnut/nectarine, most dominantly. Beyond this, some complex layers can be pulled out: Eucalyptus and fresh red plum flesh. Leather fogs these impressions-- and adds depth. Bold and dynamic. Palate: Leather and caramel, with vanilla. (Just a tad lime rind.) A strong walnut sensation grows from...

Score 95/100