Glenfarclas 1965 SMWS 1.74
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenfarclas |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1965 |
| Bottled Year | 1997 |
| Age | 31년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 63.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
dark mahogany, almost coffee. An oil slick in your glass
air Nose
this feeling of old Demerara again. I guess you can easily imagine how heavy and concentrated some malt whisky that was bottled at 64% vol. AND 31 years can be. Pencil shavings, a bag of liquorice, malted barley (really?) and cherry liqueur (Heering and guignolet), plus chocolate everywhere. Not sure this baby goes in for subtleties… But let’s call on water… With water: no way! 60, 50, 45, or even 40% vol., nothing seems to work, it remains as dangerous and heavily concentrated, whichever the strength
restaurant Palate
hits you right between your ears. Massive, extremely punchy, hyper-strong and… Almost unbearable. It’s petrol, not whisky. With water: ah yes, there, at around 40% vol., it becomes almost gentle and civilised, but the liquorice and the dried fruits (figs, bananas) remain heavy and almost stuffy. What a fighter!
timer Finish
extremely long, heavy, concentrated, liquoricy, rummy… Was this cask aged in Martinique or Guyana?