Glenfarclas 10 Year Old

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The entry point to family-owned Glenfarclas. Matured only in oloroso sherry casks, it offers dried fruit, toffee and gentle spice — an affordable sherry-cask malt.

Details

Brand	Glenfarclas
Distillery	Glenfarclas
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	10 yrs
ABV	40%
Cask	Oloroso sherry casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Sherry-sweet dried fruit with vanilla and malt, opening to cinnamon and toasted oak.
Palate: Medium-bodied: toffee, raisins, soft malt sweetness and warming spice.
Finish: Lightly sweet, with spice fading gently.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
On the rocks
Highball

Neat is an easy way to taste classic sherry-cask sweetness. At a light 40%, the sweet aromas also shine on the rocks or in a highball. A good first sherried malt.

Food pairing

Dried fruit, nuts and chocolate. Sweet-savoury dishes such as teriyaki too.

Background & production

Glenfarclas sits near Ballindalloch at the foot of Ben Rinnes in Speyside. John Grant bought it in 1865, and his descendants still own and run it — one of very few truly family-owned distilleries in Scotland.

Its six stills, said to be the largest in Speyside, are heated by direct gas firing, and the spirit is matured in oloroso sherry casks.

The 10 Year Old is the youngest age-statement bottling in the range and is bottled at 40% ABV.