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Glenfarclas Purple Tube 40 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, 2012, 46%
Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas Purple Tube 40 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, 2012, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 46
Average Score
Avg 93
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Description

Glenfarclas is one of the last truly independent distilleries in Scotland. John Grant and his son George bought the distillery in 1865, after founder Robert Hay had passed away. More than 150 years later, the distillery is still run by the Grant family. Glenfarclas 40 Years Old Purple Tube is a mature single malt. It aged for 4 decades in sherry casks, before being bottled in about 2012 at 46% ABV ...

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Must Have MaltsVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 2,099.59
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
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
2000
Has box
Yes
Closure
T-top cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Purple Tube
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Rich sherry, prunes, oak polish, sweet, deeply fruity, blackcurrant marmalade, tobacco, cigar boxes, roasted mocha, mint, eucalyptus, leather, caramel, dark chocolate, dried fruits, Turkish delight, fresh coffee beans.
Palate
Dried fruits, resinous, herbal, winey/tannic, orange liqueur, chocolate, black olives, Christmas cake, tobacco, chocolate orange brownies, coffee beans, chewy dried fruit, cinnamon, black pepper, spicy, stewed damsons, caramel, raisins, sultanas.
Finish
Long, resinous, balsamic vinegar, chocolate, dry, sherry, butterscotch, Seville orange marmalade, ginger, mildly smoky, crisp, lingering.
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