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Glenfarclas 17 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
February 20, 2020 (edited September 8, 2021)
Nose: Orange craisin scones with light icing. Things turn a bit darker with brown-sugared oatmeal with loads and loads of raisins and dates. I've never found a whiskey with such a prevalent scent of dried fruits and berries - specifically the "dried" aspect. There's that stale, almost mineral-like scent that shows up when dried berries sit for a while. More earthy notes show up as it sits, something like sweet, mulchy wood.
Palate: Sweet and refreshing! Just like the nose, it's all oatmeal and cranberries. Up front it's slightly tart/bright cranberry, but as it sits it turns to that sweet/earthy note of dates and raisins. Man, I love that butterscotch that shows up now - I made these cranberry, butterscotch, cinnamon, oatmeal cookies a few years back and this is the exact same thing... I might need to make those again.
Finish: That lasts and lasts... It doesn't change much from the craisin oatmeal breakfast, though a bit of orange shows up again after a while. That butterscotch hangs around for quite a while and then is joined by a sweet smokey note that is hard to pin down.
Conclusion: Cranberries. Oatmeal. Butterscotch. I'm a huge fan of all three and I'm loving this. I'll definitely pick this up whenever I find it at a good price!
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That fragrant aroma is almost like the incense quality of mizunara in its floral fruitiness. Great review.
I just opened a bottle and my first impression was "this is a bowl of berries and dried fruits" and from that minute I knew I'd enjoy every sip. A very nice dram!