Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength

Honey, pear, vanilla.

Appearance: gold color, heavy viscosity Nose: intense, moderate age, nutmeg, light smoke, brown sugar, sherry, and wood Palate: creamy with a long finish and high complexity

Intense, spicey. On nose: despite the high ABV on nose this is very pleasant. Strong sherry influence. Plum, some sweetness, warming spices. With some water: cinammon, nutmeg became dominant, fruity notes are in the background. Pears. Still very nice. Palate: neat - it is aggresive. Spicey notes first, then strong alcohol destroyed everything for me. With some water it gets creamy, honey, some bitter oak spices just before swallowing it. Pleasant caramel finish. For me the best Glenfarclas, due to the relatively weaker oaky spices.

Rich sherry flavour, with a dry fruity back taste. There’s a lot of alcohol up front, but not as much as you’d expect for something at 60%. It tastes quite young overall, but despite the alcohol it’s a smooth and easy to drink dram. Spicy, peppery and sherried upfront with a long citrus and peppery finish. For my taste, a few drops of water opens this one out and gives it room to breathe.

Heavy. This one is strong. Bottled at 60% abv! That is right, with an Old Oak dark color. On the nose the alcohol mark doesn't feel as a 60% abv, but it does make your nose tingle a little bit. The aroma has plum, new recently cut wood, almonds, lime and earth (like dirt) notes. On the palate is A SPICE NUCLEAR BOMB. Black Pepper, Red hot chilli peppers, wasabi and hints of oak. The body is medium and the aftertaste is also very spicy, with a little hotness. Is not unpleasant but definitively harsh because of the thrusting spicyness. Overall i can catalogue this one as an experience that you should have at least once. Very powerful. 59 out of 100.