Glenfarclas 1969 23 Year Old Cask #69 Signatory

Glenfarclas 1969 Family Cask Release IV

I got a small sample of this and was really looking forward to it. So I did a small Glenfarclas vertical. Nose: W.O.W.!! Really rich. Very aged, true, and glorious balsamic. Dense strawberries and strawberry jam. Tobacco leaves, chocolate, fruit cake. Just stunningly dense and rich. I could nose this for hours. Possibly some steak tartare and a...

Score 70/100

Glenfarclas 40 Year Old

I try and be as unbiased as I can before tasting a particular whisky lest I am swayed by it's packaging, it's age or glorious reputation. With the Glenfarclas 40 I was face to face with all three. Strong strong sherry with grated ginger on the nose with a dark chocolate pounding. This is followed by dark figs, raisins and dry date husk brought...

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

The Glenfarclas distillery has been a more or less ‘family-owned’ enterprise for well over a century. The distillery is well recognized for a broad and approachable range of malt whiskies, including the cask-strength ‘105’ and an awfully well-priced 40 year-old expression. The Glenfarclas 15, in particular, is something of a storied dram amongst...

Score 84/100

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old

Ah, Glenfarclas, the distillery that seemingly everyone's got a soft spot for. And for good reason - they make some excellent sherried whiskys that are very competitively priced. Their range is extensive, from eight years up to fifty plus Family Casks that, although never tasted personally, can be quite spectacular, apparently. They also use...

Score 84/100