Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

Tasting Notes

• Tasting Notes by the Whisky Exchange

  • Nose

    Complex and full, with heather honey, sweet vanilla fudge and dark fruit – raisins and plums.

  • Palate

    Rich and oily texture, with layers of marzipan, fruity sherry and spicy cinnamon and ginger.

  • Finish

    Lingering with brown-sugar sweetness and fruit.

• Producer's Notes by George Grant

  • Colour

    A rich golden amber.

  • Nose

    Complex, sherried, deliciously peated, light butterscotch aromas, with a hint of dried fruit.

  • Flavour

    Full bodied with super balance of sherried sweetness, malty tones and peaty flavours.

  • Finish

    Long lasting, gloriously sherried, sweet, gently smoky, and distinguished.

  • Comment

    With greater complexity than our younger whiskies, this is a great whisky drinker’s whisky. We bottle this at 46% simply because my grandfather preferred it at this strength. It’s still a family favourite.

• Tasting Notes by Billy A

  • Nose

    Sugared raisins, honey and a big cinnamon spicy hit.

  • Palate

    Buttery with brown sugar, allspice, more cinnamon and the rest of the brown ground spices hiding at the back of the cupboard.

  • Finish

    Long, with sweet grapes, more spice, brown butter and the ever-present cinnamon tingle.

  • Comment

    The story goes that this is bottled at 46% as a nod to one of the earlier George Grants, who wanted to balance the taste of the whisky against getting enough out of a special Christmas release to go around the entire family. Whatever the reason, the higher strength gives this a bit more oomph, which along with the Christmas cake, dried fruit and spiciness makes this a fantastic winter dram, and an excellent sherried all-rounder.