Glenfarclas 12 Year Old Bottled 1970's

Glenfarclas 17 Year Old

Nose: High quality sherry, oak, mint, toffee Palate: Acceleration of sherry the swells to a crescendo, caramel, plums, dates, raisins, hazelnuts, lemon peel, toffee, white cake, marzipan. Finish: Oak again, hazelnuts, caramel, sherry. I know my description above sounds perhaps overly sweet tasting to some readers, but I should say that it...

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 21 Year Old

The topic of oxidation has been a recurrant theme over the span of my most recent reviews. Although it is a process that i had some experience with, it is amazing when you realize that you've barely scratched the surface. When i first bought this 21 year old glenfarclas i was not only dissapointed, but astonished as to where the sherry-magic we...

Score 89/100

Glenfarclas 8 Year Old bottled 1980s

I have to admit, when I received this sample (thanks, Pat!), I thought there was a typo on the label. I did not realize that Glenfarclas still has an 8 Year old malt on the market. Apparently it does. This one was bottled in 2011. The nose is creamy and sweet on fir honey and blood oranges. It has a twig of mint and something a bit sour. Clear...

Score 83/100

Glenfarclas 30 Year Old

from purchased sample Nose: Malty and rather elegant sherry. Fudge, pralines, toffee, butter, bananas, tropical fruit, and fleeting red berries. Smells fat and of rich sherry caramel. Lemony and buttery pie crust that had apples pineapple and cherry. Palate: A bit straightforward here. Watery sweet on entry. Followed by woody bitterness. This...

Score 83/100