Glenfarclas 105 20 Year Old

I'd been keen to try this, rather enjoying the regular 105, though not wanting to shell out the bucks for a full bottle of the 20 year old. I found some 30ml samples for sale and got two.

Nose: Toffee, caramel, and dried fruit. There's more of a perfumy floral quality here than there was on the standard 105. Not as robust as I'd have expected, but still nice. Oxidative sherry note, honey, syrup, and vanilla. (with water) a bit non-descript, honey, praline pie, more dried fruit nibs, vanilla, and subtle baking spices

Palate: very hot -- still discernible flavors of honey, bitter coffee, wood, and some red fruits. Maybe some water will open this up. (with water) rather straightforward. More honey, wood, and a limited amount of fruit and... this is a very Scotchy scotch. Yep, these notes are very helpful, aren't they?

Finish: fine and pleasing, but unexceptional. The regular 105 was more dynamic, even if this had a longer finish on coffee. I'm surprised how subdued this was at points and thought that this really might have opened up with greater complexity with water. 84 pts here

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