Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength

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Glenfarclas at full cask strength, bottled at 60% ABV. Dense sherry-cask sweetness of dried fruit and toffee, backed by powerful spice — a dram that changes dramatically with water.

Details

Brand	Glenfarclas
Distillery	Glenfarclas
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	NAS
ABV	60%
Cask	Sherry casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Rich raisin, date and toffee, layered with oak and cinnamon.
Palate: Dried fruit and dark chocolate arrive in force, followed by bold, peppery spice.
Finish: Long and warming, with sherry sweetness and oaky grip fading slowly.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water

At 60% it's worth tasting a small sip neat first, then adding water a few drops at a time. The more water you add, the more the fruit and sweetness open up.

Food pairing

Dark chocolate, dried fruit and nuts. Also good with blue cheese or fruitcake.

Background & production

From Glenfarclas at Ballindalloch, at the foot of Ben Rinnes in Speyside. Owned and run by the Grant family since 1865, the distillery is known for sherry-cask malts.

In 1968 fourth-generation chairman George S. Grant bottled a cask at natural strength as a Christmas gift for family and friends. The cask measured 105° British proof — 60% ABV — which gave the whisky its name. It proved so popular that it became a permanent bottling, and it is regarded as a pioneer of official cask-strength Scotch.

Matured in European oak sherry casks, it carries no age statement and is bottled at 60% ABV.