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Glenfarclas 48 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #690, 2016, 50.9%
Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas 48 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #690, 2016, 50.9%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 52
Average Score
Avg 98
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Description

Still in family hands since it was founded, the Glenfarclas Distillery is one of Speyside's independent whisky producers. The Grant family has been running Glenfarclas since 1860, producing an individual Speyside malt that many whisky enthusiasts number as one of their favourites. The water source is melt water from the slopes of Ben Rinnes which runs through granite and heather before reaching Gl ...

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
690
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
Family Casks
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Complex with sweet fruits like sultana, marmalade, mirabelles, redcurrant marmalade, tangerine, and raspberry jelly, alongside darker notes of dried fruits, dates, raisins, chocolate, and toffee. There are also spices, oak polish, cigar boxes, mint, eucalyptus, and a hint of dusty oak and old leather.
Palate
A firm attack with woody notes, prunes, dark chocolate, cold coffee, subtle dark fruits, baking spices, and bananas foster, balanced with oak.
Finish
Long and drying, with lingering fruits, oaky spiciness, polished leather, a hint of tobacco, dark chocolate, fresh breadcrumbs, mild oak, and raisins.
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