Glenfarclas 21 Year Old

I love this whisky, it doesn't get my highest mark but it's fantastic, its an older whisky, which is delicate yet easily accessible.

• Nose: perfume sherry, sultanas, dates, vanilla of course, some woodsap, some smoke and oak coming through, also some floral notes, all emerging very slowly, give this one plenty of time. With Water richer, more vanilla, more toffee, more caramel.

• Pallet: a mellow whisky, not juicy like the 15, some old sherry notes, tobacco, leather, tannins, little bit of smoke again, it tries to go sweet as well, ginger, more raisins and deep sherry, lovely interplay. With Water more fruity flavours, sweet probably wins out here. Some leathery notes too, touch sappy.

• Finish: leather old wood, and some clove kind of spice. With Water more old wood notes and beautiful, cleansing vanilla.

• Mark neat – 8.7, with water – 9.0

One that i would always have in my cabinet, its not too expensive (as goes with all the Glenfarcalas range) at $150 AUD. Great after dinner, great with a cigar, great by itself, its just great whisky.

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