Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

You have already reached the summit.

Don't expect the Glenfarclas 17, 21, or 25 to be better than the 15. Now you just have to get you some supply when you return to the Glenfarclas-15-Desert, aka the USA. By mail from the UK, if it is legal where you live is the usual way. We bring ours from Canada.

@Victor you may not find it in Canada

Yes, @Nozinan, I am very well acquainted with the seasonality and variability of Glenfarclas 15 in Canada. There's that typical short 60 day pre-Christmas LCBO (Ontario 600+ store provincial monopoly to non-Canadians) availability. We've gotten some through the SAQ (Quebec) also. No, Glenfarclas 15 availability is sporadic in Canada, and cannot be counted upon for any particular given time and place.

Did you hear that, @casualtorture? Bring it home with you from China.

I am going to treat myself to bottle Glenfarclas 15 – I haven't had one for ages and I've almost forgotten how much I love it!

I've had the glenfarclas 15, 21, £5.143, and the 105. 15 was far and away the best of the bunch.

@nooch Tell me more about the £5.143, I haven't tried it.

I'm from Bama, where shipping alcohol is illegal. However, I'll likely be going to Nashville when I go back. Not many financial analyst jobs in Alabama and my father lives in Franklin. Tenn does allow shipping to your home. But honestly I'm open to living anywhere. As far as bringing it back, there are 3 people flying so that's 6 bottles! Maybe two Talisker 10s since it's so cheap here and 4 Farclas 15s haha.

@casualtorture Don't forget 57North - you're very lucky to have access.

@Nozinan oh yeah...2 by 2 it looks like then. I wonder if I can breed the two bottles when I get back. If only.

I agree with @Victor that this is the summit of the core range, certainly up to the 40 y/o

@CaskTime, yes, the Glenfarclas 40 yo is quite outstanding and something truly marvellous to behold.

@Nozinan it's decent. Tastes like a glenfarclas, but doesn't have the body of the 15yo. A little thin comparatively.

@Nozinan I mislabelled it £5.14...it's £511. You get the idea though. Still Christmas cake goodness, but I got the 15yo first and have kept trying others to see if they live up to it. My favourite dram over the last 6 months is entirely different. Octomore 7.3. Just unbelievable. Complex. Smooth. Smoky. Savoury. Tremendous.

@nooch one of the octamores is our highest rated whisky right? still haven't had the pleasure of trying on.

@casualtorture I have enjoyed every octomore I've tried. My favourite so far (with a few more to sample) is, I believe, the 4.1.

High praise for a great whisky!

If you like the 15, then you should really try The Whisky Exchanges Glenfarclas 15yr old 103 proof - if you get the opportunity. It adds another herbal, slightly peated dimension to the classic 15's rich sherry profile. Very nice! I think Ralphy reviewed it at some stage....

Of course the feckers have stopped shipping to Ireland after an argument with our wonderful customs and excise department........

@Misty TWE stopped shipping to Ireland? Thats crazy and unfortunate.

Yes they have. I miss some of the TWE special bottlings, although they are generally less stellar now than they used to be. Sigh, that TWE Glentauchers that they had......

Mind you I don't blame them, it's very challenging dealing with the Irish customs and excise!

@Misty Shipping to the US is too expensive. I think two to four 70cl bottles is $100usd to ship and get through customs. So if you order 2 $50 bottles, double your price for shipping.

Glenfarclas is proper old school reasonably priced whisky. Well in the UK anyway. I've tried the 25, 12 and the 105. I'm going to order bottle of the 15 on the strength of this review. The 40 might have have to wait though!

@Nickh tell us what you think!

Will do!