Style
- Body
- Richness
- Smoke
- Sweetness
Character
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Black Pepper
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Prunes
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Orange
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Raspberry
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Milk Chocolate
Glenfarclas 40 Year Old Reviews
Tasting Notes
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Tasting notes by Whiskyfun (Serge Valentin)
This is the rather fairly priced (when compared to other 40yo officials by other distillers) new wonder!
Colour: dark amber with red hues.
Nose: ultra-typical old sherried Glenfarclas, full of chocolate, raisins, prunes and then touches of mint, liquorice and varnish/pine resin. Also hints of blackcurrant buds, blackberry jam and finally a little coffee, smoked ham and toasted bread. Also a little walnut stain and maybe poppy seeds. In short, a classic.
Mouth: excellent attack, with a flavourful oakiness (black pepper sauce alike) and various liqueur-filled chocolates. Chocolate-covered prunes. Goes on with fresh and clean notes of blood oranges, raspberry liqueur and just a few herbal notes that may hint at well-aged chartreuse. Hints of cough syrup.
Finish: long, more on fruit skins and jams. Very pleasant fruity and resinous bitterness. Faint tannicity and liquorice in the aftertaste.
Comments: I think it’s a good example of an old malt where an obvious oakiness brings more substance and complexity. Very well composed and worth its fair price, no doubt about that. SGP:562 - 91 points.
4 Customer Reviews
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Fantastic 40 yo whisky, probably one of the best and most affordable. But recently the prices have been rising. So get some whilst it is still affordable.
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Great dram! Great price
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Had a chance to have this recently and it's beyond beautiful. Never mind that it's 40 years - if you had it blind, it's simply a gorgeous drink. It's becoming increasingly rare which is a terrible shame.
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Very, very well balanced for such an old whisky with a thick resinous mouthfeel. Fabulous stuff from one of my favourite distilleries. If you ask me this is leagues better than the Glenfarclas 40 Millenium (which I tasted this against and costs about 4 times as much!)
