Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas The Whisky That Cannot Be Named 50 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #1668, 1953, Adelphi, 54.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 63
Average Score
Avg 93
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Description

Distilled in 1953 and bottled in 2003 at 50 years of age to commemorate Adelphi's 10th anniversary ('Marking a Decade of Adelphi'), 'The Whisky That Cannot Be Named' is a celebrated undisclosed single cask single malt from Glenfarclas. Matured in sherry cask #1668, it was bottled at a natural cask strength of 54.3% ABV in an outturn of 501 bottles.

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Adelphi
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
1668
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
501
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
Marking A Decade of Adelphi
Historical context
N.A
Special release
10th Anniversary of Adelphi
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Extremely fresh for its age with floral dandelion, buttercup, soft herbal notes, and deep amber nectar.
Palate
Herbal chamomile tea followed by punchy tropical fruits (guava, pineapple, sultanas), spicy oak, nutmeg, cinnamon, cooked peach, and apricot.
Finish
Long, drying, and elegant with refined oak spice, sweet fruit accents, and subtle resinous wood.
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