Glenfarclas 18 Years

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32081
Glenfarclas
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
18 Years
43%
0.04 l
Whisky.de GmbH & Co. KG
Chill filtration - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Oak:
Raisin:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Raisin:
Plum:
Plum:
Malt:
Spices:
Malt:
Orange:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Herb:
Herb:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Grape:
Coffee:
Grape:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Heather:
Heather:
Spices:
Almonds:
Date:
Lime:
Lime:
Apple:
Apple:
Berries:
Berries:
Date:
Almonds:
Peach:
Dark Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Peach:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Floral:
Oil:
Cake:
Strawberry:
Pear:
Grapefruit:
Black Currant:
Cherry:
Fig:
Green Apple:
Banana:
Walnut:
Pepper:
Green Apple:
Floral:
Oil:
Pear:
Cherry:
Grapefruit:
Cake:
Black Currant:
Strawberry:
Lemon:
Fig:
Banana:
Walnut:
Pepper:
Lemon:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Honey:
Honey:
Nuts:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Herb:
Oil:
Oil:
Herb:
Almonds:
Malt:
Coffee:
Almonds:
Lemon:
Malt:
Coffee:
Lemon:
Apple:
Plum:
Apple:
Plum:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Berries:
Berries:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Date:
Peach:
Grapefruit:
Nutmeg:
Grapefruit:
Nutmeg:
Date:
Peach:
Cherry:
Walnut:
Cherry:
Lime:
Lime:
Banana:
Banana:
Herbs:
Grape:
Walnut:
Grape:
Herbs:
Pineapple:
Lemon Peel:
Ham:
Chili:
Cake:
Fig:
Pepper:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Ham:
Tobacco:
Cinnamon:
Chili:
Pepper:
Cake:
Leather:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Fig:
Peat Smoke:
Floral:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Floral:
Ginger:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Herb:
Herb:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Cake:
Honey:
Dried Fruit:
Cake:
Dried Fruit:
Grape:
Leather:
Herbs:
Grape:
Plum:
Plum:
Raisin:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Almonds:
Tobacco:
Alcohol:
Grass:
Raisin:
Chili:
Caramel:
Herbs:
Tobacco:
Cherry:
Alcohol:
Leather:
Grass:
Chili:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Seaweed:
Lemon:
Berries:
Maritime Notes:
Orange:
Seaweed:
Nutmeg:
Clove:
Lemon:
Berries:
Pepper:
Orange:
Maritime Notes:
Coffee:
Pepper:
Coffee:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Clove:

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EthanOl
06. Dec 2023

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TheGreatMothra
19. Nov 2018
Nosing: Sherry Getrocknete Früchte Zitrus Süße
Immediate sherry nose. Fruity and citrussy, almost lime notes. Honey and butter toffee sweetness.

Taste: Getrocknete Früchte Rosine Zitronenschale Eiche
Sweet arrival, amost immediately dries out a bit. Dried fruit, particularly raisin. Lemon peel develops towards the end. Toffee throughout. Some oak builds up towards the end keeping the sweetness under control.

Finish: Eiche Gewürze Nüsse
Long, very long. Lots of residual sweetness, spicy oakiness and some nuttiness.

Comment:
I've yet to come across a Glenfarclas that I truly dislike. This is however a bit of a strange beast compared to their other standard releases. It is a great deal heavier on the oak than the rest of the range, but not unpleasantly so. You definitely have to treat it differently though. If you just pour and go with this one it comes across as awkward and disjointed. However, if you give it half a teaspoon of water and leave it in the glass for 10 minutes it completely transforms. The nose is truly excellent, and while I think the oak levels are a little too high overall, it still represents really good value given the price for a 1 litre release. Not as good as the 15 year old in my opinion, but definitely worth picking up over some of the other things you see in duty free these days.

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