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Glenfarclas 40 Year Old

First vapor: Marvelous cherry. Nose: Cherry/vanilla-walnut/nectarine, most dominantly. Beyond this, some complex layers can be pulled out: Eucalyptus and fresh red plum flesh. Leather fogs these impressions-- and adds depth. Bold and dynamic. Palate: Leather and caramel, with vanilla. (Just a tad lime rind.) A strong walnut sensation grows from...

Score 95/100

Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

So finally after months of trying to, my wife and I finally got a date night out. Now you might hear months of trying and go "sure, how much did you try?" Well my friends let me tell you! My wife and I have been trying to go to this whisky bar called Helvetica. The first serious attempt was in February where I had a Monday and Tuesday...

Score 84/100

Glenfarclas 1986 Sherry Cask

This Family Cask bottling was matured in a refill sherry puncheon, producing 521 bottles. Nose: There is light sherry influence of the dried fruits variety, but it is somewhat muted. Rising above the sherry are distinct oak and vanilla notes. There is also an underlying sweetness. Adding some water brings the sherry notes out more, and makes it...

Score 85/100

Glenfarclas 43 Year Old 1968/2011 Pedro Domecq Manzanilla Sherry Cask 697

Luc Timmermans, Belgian ex-Malt Maniac and notorious Glenfarclas collector himself, selected this 1968 cask in person. Domecq Manzanilla is a very delicate Fino sherry, made from the Palomino grapes, which grows on the Spanish coast. The whisky is then solera-matured in bodegas in Sanlucar de Barramede, where the climate is less hot and more humid...

Score 91/100