Glenfarclas 15 Year Old 100 Proof TWE Exclusive

Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange

• Nose

  Crispy brûlée topping gives way to reveal stewed raisins, cinder toffee and an almost-expected creamy custard. Baked apples appear, sprinkled with a handful of Madeira-soaked raisins and drizzled with caramel sauce.

• Palate

  Rich toffee and singed raisins to begin, leading to a spiced fruitcake core. Rum n' raisin fudge is followed by gently spicy speculaas biscuits and blackcurrant jam. Soft notes of barrel char and liquorice hide at the back with dark and sticky ginger cake.

• Finish

  Rich fruit cake and spiced fruit loaf linger.

• Comment

  Layers of fruit, spice, fudge and caramel that never gets too sweet or too heavy thanks to a sprinkling of char and toffee – well-balanced and complex.