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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 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 12YO 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 12YO 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 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 12YO 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 12YO 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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First-class Whisky is taxed not only by the state but also by the angels. This refers to the 4% of Whisky that evaporates from the barrels every year
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
Flavour Spiral
sweet sherry, oak, caramel, spicy notes, creamy vanilla, dried fruit, honey, ginger ale, sweet
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
Flavour Spiral
sweet sherry, oak, caramel, spicy notes, creamy vanilla, dried fruit, honey, ginger ale, sweet
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Ratings & Reviews
Bradley,
A good single malt, with no apparent peat or smokey flavor notes.
Chris,
Glenfarclas makes the best sherry matured whisky in the business IMO.
Doug,
Sweet, light sherry, a hint of smoke with oak and vanilla on the finish…good body, slightly oily…sweet nose that is a bit like apple pie to me. Really really good.
Rick,
Nice sherrie speyside! If you're new to scotch...a must try
Mariano,
Very nice and tasty one.
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