Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength
105 proof was the old measure of alcohol content. The whiskey was mixed with gunpowder. Based on the explosive strength of the mixture, it was possible to calculate the alcohol content. The then named Glenfarclas 105 matured exclusively in sherry casks and was bottled with a strong 60% vol.
105 proof was the old measure of alcohol content. The whiskey was mixed with gunpowder. Based on the explosive strength of the mixture, it was possible to calculate the alcohol content. The then named Glenfarclas 105 matured exclusively in sherry casks and was bottled with a strong 60% vol.
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Oak:
Pear:
Apple:
Caramel:
Spices:
Alcohol:
Peat Smoke:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Orange:
Plum:
Heather:
Wheat:
Barley:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Floral:
Green Apple:
Honey:
Mint:
Anise:
Banana:
Cherry:
Coffee:
Date:
Fig:
Grape:
Grass:
Leather:
Lemon:
Melon:
Nutmeg:
Peach:
Salt:
Tobacco:
Maritime Notes:
Tasting
Sherry:
Oak:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Spices:
Nuts:
Herb:
Malt:
Oil:
Pepper:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Vanilla:
Pear:
Herbs:
Apple:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Zitrus:
Cherry:
Cinnamon:
Honey:
Orange:
Plum:
Berries:
Chili:
Heather:
Nutmeg:
Peach:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Almonds:
Anise:
Banana:
Floral:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Hazelnut:
Lemon:
Mint:
Finish
Oak:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Herb:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Dark Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Pepper:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Leather:
Apple:
Honey:
Pear:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Vanilla:
Anise:
Berries:
Caramel:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Grass:
Orange:
Seaweed:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Maritime Notes:
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All tasting notes
Complex, oaky, apples and pears, and a tempting dark toffee sweetness
Taste:
Dry and assertive, develops quickly to reveal a rich spiciness, combined with a hint of oak and sherried fruit
Finish:
Amazingly smooth for the strength; wonderfully warming and with a lingering smokiness, yet very rounded
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts







Very intense. Big time sherry nose. Initially Apples with cinnamon and raisin, reminds me of a Dutch apple tart. As it sits the fruit recedes and a dark toffee note becomes more prevalent.
Taste:





Intense sweet sherry arrival, lots of dried fruits, oak and light spice. Like being punched in the head with a fruitcake.
Finish:




Long and smooth, remaining sweet. Still lots of sherry and oak with a bit of black pepper.
Comment:
Well, this is an absolute beast. I'll say from the outset that this definitely needs a good extra 30%-40% water added to it to be at its best or you'll get pummeled by the alcohol level. Its intense all round, especially in the nose and palate and maybe loses a little complexity for it, but not much. Very enjoyable if you like the sherried style.






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Comment: I compared my Glenfarclas 105 side-by-side with a A'Bunadh Batch 62. Both cask strength, both nearly same ABV (60 vs 59.9). Both are to die for! The GF 105 is like driving a Porsche, whereas the A'Bunadh is like driving a Rolls-Royce. The A'Bunadh is elegant, softer on the nose, oaky, a little musty. On the tongue it is luscious, creamy, smooth, butter/toffee, refined. Nice long legs, again, oaky and hints of chocolate. Delightful. The GF 105 on the nose is intense, exciting, orange zest, sherry! On the tongue the GF 105 literally dances on the tongue! Exciting! Lively! Spicy! Driving in the fast lane! Legs not quite as long as the A'Bunadh, but definitely irresistable! Both are definite sherry bombs! I diluted both down to about 48% ABV so as to enjoy all of their different aromas. If I want fast and exciting, I go for the GF 105. If I want slow and smooth, I reach for the A'Bunadh. Both are exquisite, and I will make sure to have several bottles of each in my inventory!
