Glenfarclas 1960 46 Year Old The Family Casks

Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

Significantly richer sherry colour. Bright vanilla and oak on the nose with maybe a hint of rancio. Much more alcohol influence than the 10 year old although only 3% more alcohol. Lots of fire-y malt body with a slightly sweet and sour flavour.

Score 79/100

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 15 Year Old

Outstanding. This is a sweet, beautifully balanced, festive, after dinner delight. Nose: oranges, sherry, nutty malt, a hint of tar, candied fruit. Palate: less honeyed than I expected, rich texture, spiced fruit, sherry, oranges, those hazelnut notes. Even neat you can hold this in the mouth for a good long while, a little burn but it warms you...

Score 91/100

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