Glenfarclas 15 Year

Salé, fumé, pas de note de fruits. Bon avant le repas

Too smokey for me....

Strong sherry and strident alcohol sting on the nose. Dried dates and plums, a whiff of the slightest hint of peat smoke. Brown sugar. Vanilla on the fringe, maybe with cinnamon and nutmeg. Pear. No oak at all but sherried wood very apparent. Vague allusion to cocoa. The palate has tons of sherry at first; very hot in the tongue with a lot of orange zest. Slight raisin. Brown sugar. Nutty. Smoke comes in only slightly at the end.The strength of the sherry makes it harder to parse out other components. Warming finish carries cocoa, more of the walnut nuttiness, and a slightly minty zest. Ends with a very wooden note; not oak but dried sherry cask.