Glenfarclas 1996 Family Cask VII Sherry Butt #1306

Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

Nose: sweet sherried fruit, some sappy oak (which is good, but doesn’t sound that sexy) notes but no bitter cocoa/espresso notes here. Milk chocolate (Milka) a wee bit of lemon splashes in the background. This malt feels younger than the 15 year old. Fresh, more grassy (if you can say so about a sherry malt), and is very befitting the...

Score 85/100

Glenfarclas 30 Year Old

from purchased sample Nose: Malty and rather elegant sherry. Fudge, pralines, toffee, butter, bananas, tropical fruit, and fleeting red berries. Smells fat and of rich sherry caramel. Lemony and buttery pie crust that had apples pineapple and cherry. Palate: A bit straightforward here. Watery sweet on entry. Followed by woody bitterness. This...

Score 83/100

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

Nose: heather, vanilla, tea, distant sherry, smoke up in the nose Body: round, mellow, like a wave in the back of my troat Palate: sherry, malt, honey, nutty, peaty, long-lasting finale. Every single malt kind of taste different and this one is no exception. The new release from Glenfarclas of their 15 yo is absolutely superb - fabulous...

Score 90/100

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