Glenfarclas 15 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

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Finish: The finish is a bit short, but the fact I held this whisky in my mouth for quite a while is probably a factor there! Otherwise, this has an incredibly wonderful finish, releasing sweet dates, almonds, and some pepper. Somewhat more subtle nose of sherry and vanilla. Less fire-y than the 12 and smooth sherry influence comes to the fore (but displeases the taste crew). Interestingly the 10 year old remains the favourite.

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Scotch Whisky : The Whisky Exchange

min later, the vegetal note has subsided but is still there. Getting some fruit behind it now. 19/25 The nose has more malt than usual and the sherry is all about chocolate at first. Then you have this fine leather with nutmeg a gentle cinnamon and none of the spicy side of the clove. The spices are again incredibly gentle. There is also a sour note coming from the malt with a vegetable hint if you look for it. Bottle is 90% full and has been opened for about 2 weeks to allow for some air time. This is currently not commercially availible in the US. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Finish: The finish transitions into a bit more maltyness. Starts with chocolate, cinnamon, and dates, then come baking spices (nutmeg), and some malty nuttiness (pecans and walnuts), finally ending with marzipan and more cherry cola.Direct firing does mean, however, that the stills degrade faster, as charring and cleaning strip the copper. Therefore, Glenfarclas is forced to change over its stills more frequently (every 20-30 years) than other distilleries might. No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. When you taste it there are immediately plenty of dried fruits again, as well as sherry; the peat isn’t that prominent, but is certainly discernible. It has a real weight in the mouth, too, treacly and oily, and it just hangs on your taste-buds for quite some time while you dream of a warm fire and distant, rolling landscapes. At first glance, it's delicious.

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46 Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46

I have high hopes for this whisky. Everything I have heard about it is that it is a sherry bomb of a dram, and probably the best tasting of the Glenfarclas line. However, it is my understanding that the 15yr is not available in the United States, as the inventory is not able to support the US market. So, it is a real treat for me to even be able to taste this expression from Glenfarclas. So let us get on with the tasting! Per Ralfy review 981: Glenfarclas 15 is the one whisky in the standard range that is actually bottled at 46%. The bottle says natural coloured. It should also be unchilfiltered as mist forms when the whisky is cold. Most of Glenfarclas' standard range is now bottled at 43% and chill-filtered, including the older bottlings. Chillfiltering destroys old whiskies. I am comparing two bottles that are from this year and have been opened for 2 to 3 weeks and that are both 85% full.The nose offers sherry (dark fruit), but also some young apples, very fresh and lively. Some nuts and something that reminds me of rum. Toffee and raisins. White coffee. A touch waxy. I can spend 30 minutes just smelling this dram before sipping. Salivating! Special Delivery Requests? Let us know if we need instructions for where to find your house or want us to leave your wine in the shed!

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Reviews - Whisky Connosr Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Reviews - Whisky Connosr

This is one of the best Speyside whiskies of all, made in a rich style and matured in sherry casks. Still independently family owned, this is one of Speyside’s classic and top malt whiskies. The extra ageing has concentrated the flavours tasty candied citrus peel, honey, malt and Christmas cake notes coming through. Glenfarclas has never disappointed even though heavily sherried whiskys aren't always my favourite style. The 15 seems a perennial favourite with many and I have sat on this bottle for almost two years before opening it a few weeks ago. Nose: This stuff is awesome. Sherry explosion, truly powerful sherry vanilla, cream in the nose, hint of spiciness as well... Glenfarclas don’t count themselves as a Speyside distillery. They tend to describe themselves as Highlands, but even that term is somewhat vague when you consider how big the Highlands are. Glenfarclas is just Glenfarclas. Speyside is a relatively recent term, used to market Scotch whisky. At the time of Alfred Barnard’s visit around 1886, he notes the region as Glenlivet. Finish: There remains an orange sharpness on the tongue. Meanwhile, the walnuts from the palate are like buttery vanilla, augmented by raisin and with a tingle of ginger.

This winter I made my first Christmas cake. I followed a Nigel Slater recipe, and was wowed by the smell of it cooking in the oven. It's better than anything else I've ever baked - all those flavours and ingredients mixing together, and the aromas just fill the house. It smells better than bread cooking. Nose: Deep sherry, plum, cherry. Cinnamon, nutmeg, orange. Dark chocolate. Ever so slightly smoky. Wonderfully complex. Warm and inviting. Palate: Bananas!? Apricots? Brown sugar and butter! Malty goodness. And spice builds! This is amazing. I don't want to swallow... I went to Edinburgh a the end of last year, and had not long been 'getting into' whisky tasting. I had decided that, along with doing some Christmas shopping in the Scottish wonderful city, that I would also taste a few whiskies whilst I had the opportunity, and treat myself to a bottle of the one I liked the most. The oldest record of Glenfarclas as a distillery is a painting from 1791, which shows a still house and malt barns in addition to the farm buildings. You can see an image of the painting here. Legal Since 1836

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old, Highland Single Malt Whisky, 46% vol Glenfarclas 15 Year Old, Highland Single Malt Whisky, 46% vol

While I felt the 10 Year Old is a flawless (and rather nicely priced) Speysider, I feel the 15 Year Old has quite a bit more to offer. On its own you have more wood, sherry of course, I've been told that Turkish Delight is there but although I can sense sweetness this eludes me. Sweet and hot nuts like you get in pubs (or used too) is the finishing taste, with a lot of the flavours seem to dilute rather than being enhanced so try this more without adding water. As Ralfy notes in review 606 – Glenfarclas 12 yo, direct firing requires more attention and care by the Stillman, so the stills don’t over heat and burn. Burnt stills result in charred wash/low-wines, the stills must then be shut down and scraped clean. Steam coils cause less mess and less damage to the still, meaning less cleaning and a longer life. However, the method of heating the stills does impact the character of the spirit – direct firing tends to provide a fuller, richer, meatier spirit. Nose: Fresh and beautifully light, sherried fruit combined with a tempting spicy sweetness and a hint of sappy oak. With 15 year old sherry cask whiskies it's all about the sherry and power. On the nose it's sherry with a hint of wet wood and perhaps a bit of varnish.The palate is rich, malty, and sweet, with slightly over-cooked caramel, spicy chillies, and cherry licorice. There are notes of coffee, ginger, and crème brulée, and a decadently bitter finish of chocolate orange.