Glenfarclas 15 Year Old with 21 & 25 y/o miniatures

Glenfarclas 18 Year Old

This might be hard to find. It’s a limited release for the travel retail industry, and apparently it’s not easy to come across. But if you can find it, buy it. I love it. Usually I give top marks to big peat monsters or powerfully-flavoured cask strength whiskies. Not here. This one embodies subtlety, delicacy, maturity, and nuance. Nose: Honey,...

Score 93/100

Glenfarclas 30 Year Old

Plums and raisin bread, and some latex paint, on the nose. There was toffee as well and something creamy but difficult to describe. A bit like mayonnaise, the latex paint again… something sweet and creamy a little like candy but without any sharpness. The whisky was very, very smooth.

Score 100/100

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old

Had a miniature of this and the 21 year old come free with a bottle of the excellent 15. Nose. Big sherry and Kola Kubes (a british cola favoured sweet). Palate. savoury initially with surprisingly white grapes and digestive biscuits, nutty and then raisins and sherry, lots of sherry. Finish is quite short, with surprisngly a little peat. I...

Score 91/100

Glenfarclas 21 Year Old

I like the Glenfarclas range. Family run, independent, do what they do well, no "whacky" experimental bottlings in bright pink bottles with funky lables. Sherried Speyside how it should be. In my mind they are the bench mark for Sherried Single Malts. The 21 is a great example at a very reasonable price. Nose: Honey, Sherry, creamy, oak,...

Score 89/100