Glenfarclas 25 Years
One of the oldest bottlings in Glenfarclas's standard range. A very complex 25-year-old malt that shows a lot of dryness and oak notes but is not dominated by sheer sherry influence.
One of the oldest bottlings in Glenfarclas's standard range. A very complex 25-year-old malt that shows a lot of dryness and oak notes but is not dominated by sheer sherry influence.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 1009 | |
| Glenfarclas | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 25 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Sherry | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Honey:
Honey:
Nuts:
Spices:
Nuts:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Peat Smoke:
Berries:
Plum:
Plum:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Berries:
Cherry:
Herbs:
Cherry:
Peat Smoke:
Date:
Date:
Herbs:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Cinnamon:
Grape:
Cinnamon:
Grape:
Fig:
Pear:
Pear:
Apple:
Apple:
Fig:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Banana:
Peach:
Peach:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Banana:
Heather:
Heather:
Barley:
Leather:
Cake:
Leather:
Barley:
Floral:
Strawberry:
Mint:
Strawberry:
Floral:
Cake:
Mint:
Oil:
Clove:
Clove:
Oil:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Black Currant:
Green Apple:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Maritime Notes:
Black Currant:
Maritime Notes:
Lemon Peel:
Green Apple:
Pepper:
Walnut:
Pepper:
Medicinal Smoke:
Walnut:
Medicinal Smoke:
Salt:
Almonds:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
Tropical Fruit:
Salt:
Coconut:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Nutmeg:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ginger:
Almonds:
Coconut:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Spices:
Nuts:
Spices:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Nuts:
Honey:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Malt:
Oil:
Oil:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Raisin:
Berries:
Berries:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Peat Smoke:
Herbs:
Orange:
Orange:
Leather:
Leather:
Cherry:
Pepper:
Cherry:
Pepper:
Almonds:
Heather:
Heather:
Date:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Plum:
Blackberry:
Alcohol:
Fig:
Fig:
Plum:
Blackberry:
Alcohol:
Grape:
Nutmeg:
Grape:
Cake:
Tobacco:
Pear:
Tobacco:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Cake:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Floral:
Banana:
Floral:
Clove:
Banana:
Clove:
Walnut:
Apple:
Walnut:
Peach:
Apple:
Peach:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Chili:
Chili:
Pineapple:
Tropical Fruit:
Strawberry:
Black Currant:
Barley:
Salt:
Grass:
Lemon:
Grapefruit:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Salt:
Strawberry:
Black Currant:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon:
Pineapple:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Wheat:
Hay:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Hazelnut:
Hay:
Barley:
Anis:
Finish
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Herb:
Herb:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Malt:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Oil:
Nuts:
Leather:
Leather:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Honey:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Orange:
Pepper:
Orange:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Vanilla:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Date:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Cake:
Grape:
Berries:
Berries:
Alcohol:
Grape:
Cake:
Seaweed:
Pear:
Chili:
Mint:
Maritime Notes:
Nutmeg:
Clove:
Strawberry:
Fig:
Wheat:
Floral:
Hazelnut:
Nutmeg:
Seaweed:
Pear:
Fig:
Clove:
Chili:
Mint:
Plum:
Maritime Notes:
Wheat:
Plum:
Strawberry:
Medicinal Smoke:
Floral:
Hazelnut:
Medicinal Smoke:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.7
Rate
543
383
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
24. Nov 2017
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
long
Comment:
91/100
Taste:
Finish:
long
Comment:
91/100
17. Feb 2016
07. Dec 2016
21. Jan 2015
09. Nov 2018
Nosing: 
and a distant earthy note
Taste:
and the carries over from the nose
Finish:
a cooling 
element and an ever-so-slight that one really has to wait for
Comment: The Glenfarclas 25-year old presents several dimensions of sweetness on the nose. Fruit, sugar/honey, traditional sherry influences - all distinctly present. A soft, earthy floral scent is barely present as a background scent, but merges perfectly with this whisky's complex sweetness.
Absolutely no alcohol bite whatsoever. "Flatter" is an apt adjective, unfortunately. The soft earthy influences hinted at on the nose take over through the finish, as opposed to the shining fruit-forward first impressions this whisky offers. A worth-waiting -for and much-needed sweetness appears at the farthest extent of the finish, saving the flavor profile from falling short of its olfactory promise.
The strength of this whisky is its subtle, contradictory influences that stand in the background of both the nose and the flavor profile, waiting to be discovered.
and a distant earthy noteTaste:
and the carries over from the noseFinish:
a cooling element and an ever-so-slight that one really has to wait forComment: The Glenfarclas 25-year old presents several dimensions of sweetness on the nose. Fruit, sugar/honey, traditional sherry influences - all distinctly present. A soft, earthy floral scent is barely present as a background scent, but merges perfectly with this whisky's complex sweetness.
Absolutely no alcohol bite whatsoever. "Flatter" is an apt adjective, unfortunately. The soft earthy influences hinted at on the nose take over through the finish, as opposed to the shining fruit-forward first impressions this whisky offers. A worth-waiting -for and much-needed sweetness appears at the farthest extent of the finish, saving the flavor profile from falling short of its olfactory promise.
The strength of this whisky is its subtle, contradictory influences that stand in the background of both the nose and the flavor profile, waiting to be discovered.
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