Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

Name: Glenfarclas 12 Year Old
Brand: Glenfarclas

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A 12-year-old single malt from a family-run Speyside distillery, matured in oloroso sherry casks. Weighty yet lively, with dried fruit, nuts and baking spice.

Details

Brand	Glenfarclas
Distillery	Glenfarclas
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	12 yrs
ABV	43%
Cask	Sherry casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Soft sherry and honey with sultanas and toffee, a little oak and a faint wisp of smoke.
Palate: Medium-bodied, with dates, walnut cake and oloroso sherry over sweet malt and toffee apple.
Finish: Long and spicy — cinnamon, clove and orange zest with lingering sherry.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water
On the rocks

Best neat or with a few drops of water, which brings the dried fruit and nutty sweetness forward. On the rocks it stays rich enough to enjoy slowly.

Food pairing

Dried fruit, nuts, fruit cake and blue cheese. Also good with dark chocolate after dinner.

Background & production

Made at Glenfarclas in Speyside, owned and run by the Grant family since 1865 — one of the few truly family-owned distilleries in Scotland. Its six stills, the largest on Speyside, are heated by direct gas flame.

The 12 Year Old is matured in oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 43%. A couple of years older than the entry-level 10 Year Old, it moves a step closer to the sherry-heavy style of the distillery's older bottlings.

Originally bottled for export and travel retail, it was named Best Sherried Whisky at the 2006 Single Malt World Cup.