Glenfarclas 12 Year Single Malt Whiskey

Glenfarclas is one of the last family-owned independent distilleries in Scotland, sitting in Ballindalloch in the heart of Speyside. It was established in 1836 and has belonged to the Grant family since 1865, and in that time it has built its whole identity on sherry casks: rather than using sherry as a finishing trick, Glenfarclas matures its single malts in sherry-seasoned oak across the entire range. The 12 Year Old is the step up from the distillery's 10, spending two more years in Oloroso sherry casks, and it's bottled at 43% ABV. That extra time shows in the glass as a fuller, fruitier dram than the entry bottling. The Dramble describes a warming, sherried nose of light raisins and prunes alongside apple pie and toffee custard; a fruity, sweet palate of toffee apples, demerara sugar and light dried fruit with a scattering of coffee grounds and chocolate; and a short-to-medium finish with white pepper spice. It's a reasonably priced way into the house style of a distillery that sherry-cask whisky drinkers hold up as a benchmark, and it rewards a splash of water as much as it does a neat pour.

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