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Glenfarclas 12 Year Old

Rocky of the sherry whiskies

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@RantavahtiReview by @Rantavahti

25th Feb 2013

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Glenfarclas 12 Year Old
  • Nose
    20
  • Taste
    21
  • Finish
    22
  • Balance
    20
  • Overall
    83

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My "stats" are starting to tell me that Glenfarclas is the way to go, if I want to taste good sherry flavored whiskies. Usually I haven't liked much of the ones that have a big sherry influence (mainly they've been from the Macallan range before Glenfarclas).

Glenfarclas came out swinging like Rocky Balboa in the first movie of the Rocky trilogy. Well, Rocky won "The master of disaster" Apollo Creed not until the second movie but you know what I mean. And I know that Glenfarclas isn't a new distillery either but I had only heard great things about Macallan. That's why Glenfarclas was the underdog for me.

Glenfarclas 12 year old offered me a new approach in sweet sherry whiskies. Like Rocky, it gave me hope for it's kind. No, I'm not talking about white people as it would be humorously easy to interpret. For me Glenfarclas seemed like the forgotten one who got the chance to be somebody. And it was more than just somebody.

Nose: Limber and light. Oak and sherry are subtly in the background for the sweet honey.

Taste: Malt, toffee and sherry with an earthly and smoky feel.

Finish: Nice and long. Spicy and fruity with warming sherry. Oranges and cinnamon are the main characters.

Balance: Well balanced. Nicely subtle with a big lasting finish. There is a big sherry influence but I still like it, weird...

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6 comments

@Rantavahti
Rantavahti commented

I found an interesting "sherry bout" between Macallan 12 & Glenfarclas 12. I thought that Glenfarclas had subtle sherryness when compared to Macallan but here's a different kind of opinion on it: jason-scotchreviews.blogspot.fi/2012/03/…

11 years ago 0

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Rigmorole commented

GF 15 is the way to go if you can get it. Judging by the ratings and comments, GF 12 is mediocre compared with the 15. For me, GF has a richness not present in the Macallans, which seem to me to be a bit less of a challenge. I really do like the Macallans but GF 21 and 25 blow away anything under a Macallan 18 to me. And IMO the Mac 18 is overpriced even though it's great. I've tasted it in bars several times but never invested in a bottle. I own a GF 21. I would love to try the GF 40. That's my "must try" at some point in the future.

11 years ago 0

@hunggar
hunggar commented

Great review. Glad to see your faith in sherry has been renewed. Like Rigmorole, I would recommend the GF 15. Smooth and balanced, with more of a relaxed confidence than the 12.

11 years ago 0

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Rigmorole commented

Hi Rantavahti,

I wonder, have you ever tried the Farc 10 and 12 side by side? I'm thinking of doing that at a bar near me. Most people favor the 10. I've tasted the 9.5 and the 12 but not the 10. I also have not tasted the 105, which I'm quite curious about. Can't buy the 15 in Oregon, unfortunately. I was told by a liquor store employee that the 9.5 (MacTarnahan) was pretty much the same thing as the 10, but now I'm not so sure. I must find out very soon by tasting the 10 with the Farc label.

Great review, BTW. I would rank the Farc 12 above the Macallan 12. For me, the 12 has a phantom sweetness about it that is not exactly sweet but almost tastes sweet in the absence of bitterness. For the price here in Oregon, it's one of my favorites, especially in bars where is can be found fairly frequently.

11 years ago 0

@Rantavahti
Rantavahti commented

@rigmorole Haven't tried any other from the Glenfarclas range except the Glenfarclas 105 cask strength but I'm keen on trying them.

11 years ago 0