Glenfarclas 12 Years

A sweet Single Malt with just a hint of smoke and lots of Sherry. Comes in a metal tube.

A sweet Single Malt with just a hint of smoke and lots of Sherry. Comes in a metal tube.

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Glenfarclas
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
43%
1 l
Original bottling
Sherry
Chill filtration - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 371 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Honey:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Grape:
Apple:
Grape:
Apple:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Raisin:
Orange:
Orange:
Raisin:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Herbs:
Green Apple:
Green Apple:
Plum:
Plum:
Peach:
Herbs:
Peach:
Chili:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Lemon:
Herb:
Berries:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Herb:
Lemon:
Fig:
Fig:
Cherry:
Date:
Tropical Fruit:
Pepper:
Heather:
Banana:
Hazelnut:
Coffee:
Heather:
Cherry:
Tropical Fruit:
Banana:
Date:
Hazelnut:
Pineapple:
Coffee:
Pineapple:
Pepper:
Clove:
Blackberry:
Oil:
Kiwi:
Dark Chocolate:
Clove:
Cake:
Grass:
Mint:
Maritime Notes:
Grapefruit:
Nutmeg:
Ham:
Grass:
Maritime Notes:
Mint:
Anis:
Cake:
Dark Chocolate:
Kiwi:
Blackberry:
Almonds:
Grapefruit:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Ham:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Almonds:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Raisin:
Chocolate:
Pear:
Chocolate:
Pear:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Chili:
Orange:
Orange:
Herbs:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Dark Chocolate:
Grape:
Dark Chocolate:
Herbs:
Grape:
Fig:
Cinnamon:
Apple:
Plum:
Almonds:
Oil:
Almonds:
Plum:
Oil:
Fig:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Heather:
Berries:
Heather:
Berries:
Nutmeg:
Cherry:
Clove:
Hazelnut:
Coffee:
Nutmeg:
Cherry:
Hazelnut:
Coffee:
Clove:
Lemon:
Wheat:
Wheat:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Banana:
Pineapple:
Banana:
Mint:
Cake:
Medicinal Smoke:
Tropical Fruit:
Hay:
Green Apple:
Walnut:
Barley:
Grapefruit:
Peach:
Cake:
Grapefruit:
Walnut:
Barley:
Hay:
Ginger:
Mint:
Medicinal Smoke:
Ginger:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Tropical Fruit:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Herb:
Herb:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Oil:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Chili:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Pepper:
Cinnamon:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Grapefruit:
Grapefruit:
Plum:
Cake:
Cake:
Plum:
Grape:
Barley:
Orange:
Fig:
Almonds:
Lemon:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Orange:
Grape:
Fig:
Tobacco:
Herbs:
Almonds:
Lemon:
Berries:
Berries:
Lime:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Banana:
Mint:
Cherry:
Pear:
Ginger:
Coffee:
Lemon Peel:
Mint:
Banana:
Alcohol:
Cherry:
Pear:
Ginger:
Lime:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Lemon Peel:

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Nosing:
Powerful sherry

Taste:
Again powerful sherry notes, surprising amount of spice

Finish:
Pleasantly bitter oak finish

Overall an extremely pleasant whisky with good character. Smooth yet contains a spicy kick in the middle. Satisfying, bitter oak aftertaste.

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