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Glenfarclas 12 Scotch Whisky
(0.75l, 43%)
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In a [Gaelic] word … Glenfarclas 12YO is blasta!
Glenfarclas… sounds like a cussing in Gaelic, doesn’t it? Like if someone stole your sheep you might say: "That old Glenfarclas got the flock out of here!" But if you are a fan of Highland Single Malt Whiskies — and Speyside drams at that — then the word Glenfarclas is music to your ears.
In Gaelic, Glenfarclas means "valley of the green grass"… which perfectly describes its Banffshire location. It was founded in 1836 by Robert Hay, but was sold to the famous John Grant in 1865. The Grant family owns and operates the distillery to this day, making it one of the few remaining independent and family-owned distilleries in Scotland. Glenfarclas produces a range of classic Speyside-style Whiskies with a Sherry influence — all of them tasty and popular with the Whisky "in-crowd" [performs secret Scotch-lovers handshake].
The first thing you need to know is that while it is very common to "finish" Single Malt Scotch Whisky in Sherry casks, typically, most of the aging is done in Bourbon casks, and then transferred to the Sherry casks for the final year or so. Don’t get us wrong, we love it when they do and it adds a wonderful flavor profile.
But the blokes at Glenfarclas don’t mess around. Their Single Malt goes immediately into the Oloroso and Fino Sherry casks on day one… and they leave it there for the duration. In this case, Glenfarclas is aged in those wonderfully premium casks for — you've guessed it — 12 years. We looked it up… "blasta" means "tasty" in Gaelic and Glenfarclas 12 Year Old just "blastas" the crap out of it. Buy, pour, drink. Repeat.
Glenfarclas… sounds like a cussing in Gaelic, doesn’t it? Like if someone stole your sheep you might say: "That old Glenfarclas got the flock out of here!" But if you are a fan of Highland Single Malt Whiskies — and Speyside drams at that — then the word Glenfarclas is music to your ears.
In Gaelic, Glenfarclas means "valley of the green grass"… which perfectly describes its Banffshire location. It was founded in 1836 by Robert Hay, but was sold to the famous John Grant in 1865. The Grant family owns and operates the distillery to this day, making it one of the few remaining independent and family-owned distilleries in Scotland. Glenfarclas produces a range of classic Speyside-style Whiskies with a Sherry influence — all of them tasty and popular with the Whisky "in-crowd" [performs secret Scotch-lovers handshake].
The first thing you need to know is that while it is very common to "finish" Single Malt Scotch Whisky in Sherry casks, typically, most of the aging is done in Bourbon casks, and then transferred to the Sherry casks for the final year or so. Don’t get us wrong, we love it when they do and it adds a wonderful flavor profile.
But the blokes at Glenfarclas don’t mess around. Their Single Malt goes immediately into the Oloroso and Fino Sherry casks on day one… and they leave it there for the duration. In this case, Glenfarclas is aged in those wonderfully premium casks for — you've guessed it — 12 years. We looked it up… "blasta" means "tasty" in Gaelic and Glenfarclas 12 Year Old just "blastas" the crap out of it. Buy, pour, drink. Repeat.
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Category
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StyleSingle Malt Whisky
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Region
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CountryUnited Kingdom, Scotland
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Alcohol43%
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Distillery
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Age
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
sherry bomb
spicy notes
sweet
dried fruit
honey
caramel
oak
creamy vanilla
sour cherry
What does Glenfarclas 12 Scotch Whisky taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Glenfarclas 12 Scotch Whisky and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Glenfarclas 12 Scotch Whisky and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Categories of Scotch Whisky: Single malt, Blended malt (formerly called a Vatted malt), blended, single grain and blended grain Scotch.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Warm Gold.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Fresh with dried cherries and prunes, oak, and spiced Rum.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Good body with more dried fruits, rancio, and a delectable sweetness.
Finish
Long and smooth with a lingering bit of spice.
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Ratings & Reviews
Paul,
Enjoyable scotch. Good flavor!
David,
Very nice Highland, good for those special occasions with a mixed crowd.
Grant,
My favorite for a sip with some dried fruit and nuts. The complexity of the sweetness is delightful and the Sherry gives it a nice body
Matt,
It's tough for me to give this a 6/10, because by most objective measures, this is a very good whisky. I personally didn't like it, but I'm also not into the heavily sherried Scotches, and that's basically all this is.
To me, this just tasted like it needed a few more years in the barrel. Very alcohol forward. Needed to sit out for a very long time, and even then, the first taste is all alcohol. The finish is very smooth and nice, but overall, I'd go for the 17 year and avoid the 12 altogether.
A classic iteration of Scotch, but one I'd personally avoid.
Bradley,
A good single malt, with no apparent peat or smokey flavor notes.
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