Glenfarclas 15 Year Old

It just does not get better than this !!!!!

This is currently one of my favourite whiskies. I have the 21 year old too but I actually prefer the 15. The extra 3% abv over other glenfarclas offerings goes a long way. It is at a good price point too, I feel you would normally have to pay about half as much again to get this kind of quality.

I am right with you @boardsy, in loving the Glenfarclas 15. Happily you presumably didn't have to travel to Canada to get a bottle, like I did. It isn't distributed in the USA.

I got it from The Whisky Exchange. They've always been consistent.

It seems crazy that a brand like Glenfarclas don't have a US distributor. Surely an opportunity for someone there?!

@Jean-Luc, It is only the 15 that is unavailable here among the younger expressions. My guess is that perhaps Glenfarclas does not feel that they have sufficient stock of the Glenfarclas 15 to adequately supply it to the US market. We get plenty of the Glenfarclas 12, 17 and the A'bunadh.

@Dellnola, thank you for the reference to The Whisky Exchange. We have a bit of a problem here in Maryland in that it is a felony crime to accept spirits through the mail. I do occasionally accept shipments of spirits through DC addresses, which is legal.

The Sazerac Company here in New Orleans is their importer, however, the 15 year old isn't bottled in a 750 ml bottle.

That's a real drag Victor. I haven't really been able to figure out the omission of the 15 year old from the US market. The 17 year old is their de facto substitute. The only thing thing that I could think of is a lack of sufficient stock for the US. Of course the 40 year old is sent here and I can't imagine them having a lot of that stock either, but I guess the price of the 40 year old compared to the 15 keeps it from getting depleted.

@Dellnola, I have calculated that all expenses included, if I were to purchase 4 bottles of Glenfarclas 15 through The Whiskey Exchange at one time, total costs would be about the same as buying it at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario-- without the trip to Canada.

If Glenfarclas wanted to sell it here, they would find 750 ml bottles, as they do with the other products in their line.

@Dellnola, it is pretty hard to say how some of these decisions are made.

@Victor at those numbers it starts to make it worth while.

Have you thought about starting a whisky buying club with friends where a few of you make a group order and share the shipping costs? That way you could explore the extensive range on offer at retailers like The Whisky Exchange.

@Jean-Luc, all options are entertained!

@Dellnola you mentioned you have the 17 year old on general sale in your area. As a Glenfarclas fan how do you think it compares to the 15?

Unfortunately I haven't tried the 17 year old yet, but those that have tried both typically find the 15 to be the superior dram. Of course, those are only opinions.

I bought two bottles (among a few other selections) via Masters of Malt. I have finished off one bottle, but the other will remained sealed for a while. It is one of my all-time favorite whiskies. I like the 15yr better than the 21yr and 25yr Glenfarclas, and of course MUCH better than the younger expressions available here in the U.S. I haven't yet tried the 17yr, but I hear it is the closest expression to the 15yr, but just not up to par.