Glenfarclas Glenlivet 8 Year Old Bottled 1970s 75cl

Glenfarclas Coilltean 1977 - Samaroli 25th Anniversary

For those who don’t know Mr. Silvano Samaroli and his legendary bottlings, he’s a short recap. Samaroli went around Scotland, in the 70s in particular and selected casks of whisky, many of these casks gone on to be recognized as some of the greatest whisky, ever bottled – period. They command many thousands of euros, and are truly legendary. His...

Score 95/100

Glenfarclas 17 Year Old

We Yanks don’t have access to the highly praised Glenfarclas 15 year old, so we have to content ourselves with its younger and older siblings. The 12 and 17 yo’s are closest in age, and I find myself going back and forth as to which I prefer. The 12 is rich and malty, albeit a bit one-dimensional, whereas the 17 is more layered and balanced, but...

Score 87/100

Glenfarclas 1994 Oloroso Sherry Hogshead

The last sample of Glenfarclas in my cabinet (what a shame!) is a single cask bottling from 1994 (not the Family Cask, but an official bottling for Mähler-Besse in France). It was distilled in February 1994 and bottled in October 2004, after a 10 year old maturation on an oloroso sherry cask. 300 bottles were filled. The color is a deep, dark...

Score 87/100

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