Glenfarclas reviews

What a cracker! In my review of the Glenfarclas 10 year old I mentioned how the distillery is a family business that is currently in the hands of the 6th successive generation. When drinking this I…

Glenfarclas is a family run distillery which is currently under the stewardship of the 6th successive generation of the Grant family. The distillery is currently celebrating their 175th anniversary and…

Nose: The first impression is of guava or melons-- the somewhat tropical Speyside fragrances. Then a beautifully balanced aroma, like a salty short-bread crust of a vanilla pear tart, lightly laced with…

My "stats" are starting to tell me that Glenfarclas is the way to go, if I want to taste good sherry flavored whiskies. Usually I haven't liked much of the ones that have a big sherry influence (mainly…

Glenfarclas 105 is cask strength and I have to say that drinking it without water was a bad experience. I always test my cask strengths without water first. Every now and then there's cask strength that…

Color: gold.Nose: apples, pears, barley, and a hint of caramel.Body: dry, rough, and chalky in the mouth.Palate: very salty — almost overwhelmingly so — with a little ginger and lemon. It burns the…

I like spirits with a strong character. I want flavour and complexity. I also seek out smoothness. Not many spirits achieve that perfect balance of smoothness and character. In my experiece, albeit…

I've saved the best for the last! Odd little way to start a whisky review, but it's true.My wife had bought me a whisky advent calender from Master of Malt that was made up of 24 different whiskies, from…

Last night I decided I needed to have a couple of drams, especially as I was sadly missing a whisky tasting that a friend, WhiskyBaz, was doing in Perth as I had to help my wife out at the family busi…

Significantly richer sherry colour. Bright vanilla and oak on the nose with maybe a hint of rancio.Much more alcohol influence than the 10 year old although only 3% more alcohol. Lots of fire-y malt body…