First Impressions
Glenfarclas 25 is a study in restraint.
Distillery & Heritage
Founded in 1836 at the foot of Ben Rinnes, Glenfarclas has been owned by the Grant family since 1865 — six generations and counting. The house style is built on direct-fired stills (still!), Speyside spring water, and full-term maturation in first-fill and refill oloroso sherry casks.
Tasting Notes in Detail
The nose is mature and polished — old oak, dried fig, beeswax, dark chocolate, tobacco and a whiff of leather. The palate is mellow and elegant: raisin, walnut, leather, cocoa, cinnamon and stewed orchard fruit.
Verdict
One of the genuine great-value aged sherried Speysiders.
