Glenfarclas 1969 Av
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenfarclas |
| Bottler | Averys (Av) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1969 |
| Bottled Year | 1978 |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.4% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
golden amber
air Nose
whooh! Reminds of some very old Sauternes that went dry, and I’d swear I can find notes of botrytis, dried porcinis, high-end Cuban cigar… This is superlative, supremely elegant, and an ode to bottle ageing. Fantabulous smokiness (coal, wood, charcoal, cigars, whatever). Roasted chestnuts. Roasted cashew, old greases and oils. What I call ‘old garage’. Castor oil
restaurant Palate
madre de dios! How much is 86.8 US proof again? Should be 43.4% vol., am I not right? But it feels like 50% vol., serious. Oils, waxes, burnt stuff (paper, cardboard, wood, pine cones…), chocolate, then rather old herbal liqueurs, Bénédictine, Izarra, Suze, gentian… (why always Chartreuse?)… It’s the smokiness that’s impressive, the herbal side as well, but that one does tend to make it very dry, certainly a little difficult. So not the easiest drop ever
timer Finish
long, dry, ashy, smoky… Dry old oloroso, I’d say. Bitter chocolate, like 90% cocoa