Glenfarclas 1974 for The Whisky Exchange
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenfarclas |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
quite powerful, but starting too oaky, gingery and spicy. The wood seams to have taken too much of its share… It then gets rather grassy and herbal, with just some hints of oil and cooked meat. Not bad at all but aromatically rather narrow starts very flowery, with some nice minty notes. Cooked white fruits… Little sherry influence, even if there are some nice notes of bitter oranges. Hints of dried figs… Not too complex but very enjoyable nice but a bit dusty, with some orange marmalade, some honey and some caramel. Quite simple, in fact…
restaurant Palate
starts a little prickly and bitter like Campari. Very vegetal, peppery and tannic, getting suddenly very sugary. Not extremely enjoyable, I’m afraid, but I wouldn’t say it’s a bad one. Just a small miss… 81 points . MUSIC – JAZZ - Recommended listening: Whiskyfun favourite Barbara Dennerlein plays a grooovey Give it Up - mp3 with Dennis Chambers on drums, Roy Hargrove on Trumpet, Ray Anderson on trombone and various other top-notch musicians such as Don Alias or Lonnie Plaxico. Please buy Barbara Dennerlein's music! May 18, 2005 TASTING - THREE SPECIAL GLENFARCLAS Glenfarclas 1974/2004 (50.5%, OB, cask #6041, 246 bottles) rather creamy and, again, minty. Notes of citronella and spearmint, getting a little resinous. Notes of camphor and herb jellies. Long and sweet finish, very satisfying. A very good one: 88 points . Glenfarclas 12 yo (43%, OB, Frattina, 80’s) nicely balanced, with a lemony attack. Unusually citrusy, and quite spicy with quite some cloves. Medium long finish, on lemon seeds. Lots of vivacity! 84 points . Glenfarclas 1976 ‘4th fill sherry’ (WIP, cask #3104) An astonishing cask sample brought to Limburg by George Grant (thanks again, George)