Glenfarclas 12 Years
The character of this malts is sweetish and delicately smoky with a hefty onion. It softens with water and the sherry unfolds. There is some smoke in the taste. The finish is medium long. In metal tin!
The character of this malts is sweetish and delicately smoky with a hefty onion. It softens with water and the sherry unfolds. There is some smoke in the taste. The finish is medium long. In metal tin!
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| 2715 | |
| Glenfarclas | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sherry:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Raisin:
Lemon:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Alcohol:
Grass:
Herbs:
Cinnamon:
Pineapple:
Mint:
Fig:
Peach:
Pear:
Caramel:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pepper:
Apple:
Oak:
Malt:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sherry:
Malt:
Fruit:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Oak:
Herb:
Honey:
Fig:
Oil:
Wheat:
Herbs:
Hay:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Coffee:
Plum:
Orange:
Raisin:
Dark Chocolate:
Barley:
Zitrus:
Finish
Oak:
Sherry:
Malt:
Spices:
Fruit:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Peat Smoke:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.5
Rate
31
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Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
13. Dec 2017
28. Oct 2015
06. Feb 2016
27. Jun 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
18. Oct 2017
Nosing: 
A bit hit of sherry and raisin. Orange peel and fresh pineapple juice. Caramel sweetness. Very aromatic, lacks a little of the complexity of older versions - which is to be expected, but very good nonetheless.
Taste: 
Intense sweet sherry arrival. Remains fairly intensely flavoured throughout. Dried fruits and dark caramel (almost, but not quite bitter). Malty, and oaky, but not overly spicy.
Finish: 
Long and oaky, lots of sherry still. A little alcohol zing at the start which isn't there in the older version.
Comment:
Having had the 15 year old multiple times I thought I'd check out the 12 year old Glenfarclas to see how it compares. Its a little rougher round the edges than its big brother, but if you're a fan of sherried malts there's a lot to like. About the only thing that I don't like is the little alcohol nip in the tail end, but to be honest, for the price and other qualities on show I can easily overlook it. I think I found it at about £30 in M&S which makes it an absolute steal compared to a lot of malts which I think show considerably less character at the £40 mark.
A bit hit of sherry and raisin. Orange peel and fresh pineapple juice. Caramel sweetness. Very aromatic, lacks a little of the complexity of older versions - which is to be expected, but very good nonetheless.
Taste:
Intense sweet sherry arrival. Remains fairly intensely flavoured throughout. Dried fruits and dark caramel (almost, but not quite bitter). Malty, and oaky, but not overly spicy.
Finish:
Long and oaky, lots of sherry still. A little alcohol zing at the start which isn't there in the older version.
Comment:
Having had the 15 year old multiple times I thought I'd check out the 12 year old Glenfarclas to see how it compares. Its a little rougher round the edges than its big brother, but if you're a fan of sherried malts there's a lot to like. About the only thing that I don't like is the little alcohol nip in the tail end, but to be honest, for the price and other qualities on show I can easily overlook it. I think I found it at about £30 in M&S which makes it an absolute steal compared to a lot of malts which I think show considerably less character at the £40 mark.
16. Sep 2013
12. Jan 2015
22. Jul 2018
05. Sep 2017
Nosing: 
Taste: dry smooth 
Finish: medium to long light
Comment:
Taste: dry smooth
Finish: medium to long
light Comment:
10. Jun 2015
