Glenfarclas 1963 Family Cask VIII

Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

_Full disclosure, I only had 3 drams of this before returning it to the LCBO_ Glenfarclas was one of those whiskies on my “must try” list. It seems to be one of the cool kids’ darling distilleries. They’re fairly tough to find in my area so I scooped up a twelve year old when I found it. When I first opened it, I was disappointed. Thin and watery...

Score 25/100

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

Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

I recently purchased a bottle of Glenfarclas 15 Year Old and I was going to open it when I found a sample I'd completely forgotten about. This sample is from a 2016 bottling of Glenfarclas 15 Year Old graciously provided by @fiddich1980 This sample, while a few years older than my bottling, gives me an idea of what I can expect and allows me to...

Score 90/100

Glenfarclas '105'

Not sure what happened to my previously written review. I guess I'll try to re-type it up: The Glenfarclas 105 is considered an "overproof" whisky, not necessarily a true "cask strength", as the whisky is diluted down to 60%. True cask strengths vary in their ABV with each batch, as they are bottled at the same ABV as it was...

Score 70/100