Pluscarden Valley 40 Year Old Dark Sherry Silver Seal

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 12 Year Old (Personally Selected for The Lorne Scots)

This was a birthday gift from over a year ago, and is the last heel left in the bottle (so it's been open for a very long time). I believe this may be a bottling specific to Ontario, a 12 year old commemorating the Lorne Scots regiment, which was created in 1936 by amalgamating the 36th Peel Battalion with the 20th Halton Battalion, infantry...

Score 91/100

Glenfarclas 17 Year Old

Nose: A medium sherry influence with dried fruits, as well as vanilla and oak. Some sweetness mixed in as well. All very well balanced. Palate: Malty and sweet, and lightly spiced, with noticeable drying on the tongue. Finish: Balanced on the finish, just as on the nose. It’s probably just the oak/malt combination, but in the nostrils, I could...

Score 85/100

Glenfarclas 1966 Sherry Cask

Colour:Dark amber N:cherry, toffee caramel, blueberries. P: pretty sweetness, slight spiciness, marzipan. F: Full body, rounded, hint of leather, tannin coming through on the aftertaste. Long. COMMENT:challangingIf it it was a season, it will be the Winter.

Score 87/100