Nice spicy,strong complexity that far exceeds the 8.

This whiskey is the essence of Glenfarclas. The whole experience of this drum reflecting the 200 years old whiskey making tradition and Heritage resulting a classic speyside (in a positive sense.) In the nose, apple, cinnamon, caramel with a nice mix of wood are dominating. It is definitely strong you need to keep some distance from the glass when you smell it. Despite how to 60° it is really soft and sweet. It is easy to enjoy. In order to open the taste it is worthwhile do I add some water. This also helps to do enjoy this nice drum much more. In balance with the nose, but for me the oak wood is a little bit over dominating the taste adding some bitterness. But if do you like the bitterness in the whiskey than you definitely will love it:). I finish it’s quite long and keeping the bitterness with the mix of honey. So for me quite a lot to enjoy:)

4.15 마실수록 맘에듬 끈덕한 매실주 카라멜 아 나무 조각을 갈아넣었다 생각이 들정도로 진하다 알싸한 생강 아오 매워 오일리하고 타닌감이 혀에 남아있음 시나몬

Wow, belle touche mielleuse. Des gros fruits sucrés. Quelques goutes d’eau viennent amplifier les arômes et adoucir le goût en bouche. Un bon dram 🥃

Open 2.5 months Nose - Sickly sweet dark honey, tannic and dry red wine, figs, raisins, stewed dark fruits, scented candles, pine resin, shiny esters, and medium-strong ethanol. Palate - Rich sherry bomb, honey, molasses, cereal malt, raisins, figs, stewed dark fruits, more dry than sweet and syrupy, chalk and mineral water, and dry ethanol bite and sherry on the mid palate. Finish is long with the drier sherry and oak tannin notes taking over, waxy, raisins, light cocoa, baking spices, sharp grain and malt, and spicy ethanol on the back end. The dryness, chalky wax, and sharp notes are why I ding it slightly. I bought this for my brother's Christmas gift, but siphoned off a 4 oz sample to enjoy later. It's hard to find a plethora of cask strength Scotch, particularly the unpeated variety, in NC. I went to a hole-in-the-wall ABC store in the mountains that I know has an eclectic selection, and picked this. It was all by itself, covered in dust, and likely one of the last Glenfarclas 105 in NC since Glenfarclas products haven't been listed on the ABC website in a while. It met all expectations, and is a fantastic substitute for Aberlour A'bunadh which I already had on hand. I do not think it is as well-rounded as the Aberlour. There is slightly more ethanol bite and sharp shiny edges in the Glenfarclas. But it is also $20 cheaper, can't complain about that. I don't get the average reviews on this either. My guess is a lot of those come from Scotch-first drinkers who think the proof is overwhelming. As a bourbon and rye cask strength enthusiast, this hits the sweet spot.

This is my favorite Glenfarclas so far. I’ve only had the 12 and 21 excluding this one, but the 12 was to malt heavy for my taste, and the 21 felt little thin and empty for its age. But this one has character. On the nose the first thing you get ir a fresh honey covered raspberry sweetnes, which is quickly followed by Glenfarclas’s signature toasted malt character, which comes from the direct dire stills. If you have started to wonder what flavors come from the spirit and what from the casks, this is a good bottle to start understanding it, because this toasted caramelized malt character is pretty prominent, distinct and fairly easy to pick out, and now you it comes from the spirit, not the casks. Soon after this i discovered a very heavy perfume note, almost like lighty-sweet rose. The palate is is mostly the translation of the nose, with dark honey and raspberries, little bit of sultana (if you dont know what is it, buy some dried sultana snacks, because this flavor shows up in lots of malts) including some charred vanilla. The toasted flavors come very alive in the finish with mild bitter oak tannins and red fruit skins. The reason they say Glenfarclas accomodates sherry cask maturation is i think because of these toasted-caramelized-roasted malt flavors which give a very nice depth to the sherry influence so it is not just another run of the mill sherried whisky. Definetly worth a second and third try too. For its price i’d say this is a good bottle, but if you are willing to spend a little a more money, i’d suggest the Aberlour A’bunadh. But dont take my word for it. Try em both!