Product Description

Bottled in 2005 exactly fifty years to the day after it was distilled, this stunning Glenfarclas was hand-picked by George S. Grant to celebrate the Bicentenary of the birth of his Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather John Grant, a farmer and breeder of champion Aberdeen Angus cattle, who bought the Glenfarclas distillery in 1865. George Grant involved a couple of friends in the selection process, and when they spilled the beans about how good the cask they had found was the entire 110 bottles sold out before the whisky was even released. We believe that this could be the best malt ever released by one of our favourite distilleries.

Product Facts

Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Age
50 Year Old
Vintage
1955
Bottling Date
September 2005
No of Bottles
110
Country
Scotland
Region
Speyside
Colouring
Yes

Glenfarclas 1955 50 Year Old Sherry Cask

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling

70cl / 44.4%

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Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes by Dave Broom
- Nose
  Thick, resinous and richly scented with a drift of smoke overlaid by a beautiful perfume. Water pulls out a silky soft note with grilled nut, fig jam and with time honey. Layered and complex.
- Palate
  Sweet start. Light, tea-like tannins, hard toffee, chestnut, ginger spiciness. Silky feel.
- Finish
  Embers, oak, Dundee cake. Very long. Becomes a little tight with time.
- Comment
  A fantastic dram. Overlook this at your peril. 9/10.
These tasting notes are reproduced from Whisky Magazine
Tasting Notes by John Hansell (Malt Advocate)
- Nose
  Very complex and nicely balanced, with notes of burnished leather, roasted nuts, fruit cake, toffee apples, sultana, damp peat, and sappy oak.
- Taste
  A very soothing whisky, with the depth and maturity desired in a whisky 50 years old.
- Comments
  The oldest whisky ever bottled by Glenfarclas. Fortunately, Glenfarclas’s spirit ages gracefully.