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| Hello, that is considered one of our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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August 28, 2024
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Three Glenfarclas,
one OB, one secret, one IB
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Glenfarclas whiskies have by no means struck us as notably summery, however nonetheless, it is exhausting to go a number of months with out tasting them. For years now, they’ve offered us with loads of laughs due to the ‘secret’ releases from unbiased bottlers, usually sprinkled with kind of hidden clues about their origin.
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After all, lately, as so many different distilleries have additionally adopted this depressing and, to my thoughts, quite demeaning apply of prohibiting the show of the origin, ‘The Finest Malt There Is in Speyside’ not means something. It’s a little bit of a disgrace, as a result of lately, throughout Scotland, we discover ‘secret’ expressions which are generally far superior in high quality (although not in value) to these proudly bearing the distillery’s title. It’s fairly ironic, actually. Come on, let’s have, say, three little GFs…
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Glenfarclas 2013/2023 (59.8%, OB for The Style of Whisky tenth Anniversary, 1st fill sherry hogshead, cask #768, 290 bottles) 
Some whisky for pretty Poland, what may go incorrect? Color: pale amber. Nostril: a kind of youthful sherry casks that include touches of younger bourbon, surrounded by varnish and contemporary vanilla, which then evolves into walnut wine, toffee, metallic polish, bitter cherries, potpourri, hawthorn, and Aperol. With water: chocolate, pipe tobacco, and new leather-based. Mouth (neat): it is highly effective, bringing again that quite peppery and caramelised type harking back to sure vintages after they reached this age, the 1989s, the Nineteen Nineties… And, whereas we’re at it, let’s point out three huge containers of Mon Chéri goodies. With water: an sudden saline contact joins the cracked pepper and chilli chocolate. That, my pals, is great. End: the bitter cherries make a grand return, lingering for fairly some time. Add three extra containers of Mon Chéri and a splash of black pepper within the aftertaste. There’s additionally marmalade, which balances the entire affair. Feedback: a quite pretty little beast, fairly fascinating, and it reveals itself to be extra complicated than it first seems.
SGP:462 – 87 factors. |
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Censored Speyside Distillery 16 yo ‘Adventures within the Meadow’ (54.7%, Courageous New Spirits, The WhiskyHeroes, bourbon hogshead, 308 bottles, 2024)
Proper. Color: white wine. Nostril: it is quite immaculate. White tea field, peanut oil, hay, vanilla, mandarins, blood oranges. With water: not many adjustments, although you do get a number of contemporary mint leaves and a contact of lemon balm mingling with contemporary barley. I discover it very elegant. Mouth (neat): all kinds of citrus liqueurs and sweets, and above all, a heap of uncooked carrots. I do love carrots. Only a trace of celery stalk as nicely. With water: the rooty aspect comes out extra, with ginseng, radish, carrot, even beetroot. Maybe the best vegetable soup of the second, ha. End: lemon returns so as to add a little bit of zing, notably in the direction of the tip. Feedback: extremely totally different from the ‘sherry’ and but of the identical very prime quality. Each are very attention-grabbing malts.
SGP:661 – 87 factors. |
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Maybe an outdated glory as #3…
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Glenfarclas 24 yo 1969/1993 (58.2%, Signatory Classic, sherry, cask #67, 350 bottles) 
I’ve tried a number of 1968s however just one 1969 inside the official household jewels, maybe a tad disappointing given the pedigree (WF 87), however that was in 2007, because it was simply popping out. Signatory’s 1969 #52-54 was glorious however not completely stellar both in my guide (WF 88). Color: deep gold. Nostril: we’re by no means extraordinarily removed from slightly gunpowder with these, however however, these white truffles and the kilotons of treasured raisins and hectolitres of high-end candy wines are simply magical. No worries, I gained’t listing them, however shall add some darkish honeys for good measure. With water: average meatiness, a contact of mouldiness, and simply an outdated Sauternes from a terrific classic, 1967, 1988… Mouth (neat): it’s like a really outdated candy Madeira now, a Bual just like the one we tasted the opposite day in Scotland. The standard walnuts are there, but in addition honey-soy glazed pecans. An absolute killer – I imply these honey-soy pecans. This GF isn’t dangerous both. With water: a really slight soapy/gin be aware as soon as water is added. I believe water is pointless. It additionally turns into a lot drier, a tad too bitter and woody. End: quite lengthy with loads of chocolate-covered raisins. Feedback: you could all the time add your water drop by drop with these outdated whiskies, so that you don’t break them. It’s a double-edged sword, and when doubtful, abstain, if I’ll say so.
SGP:661 – 89 factors. |
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