Glenfarclas 21 Year Old

Tasted this at a posh hotel in Portland and it won my heart. I just loved it. Bought a bottle about six months later and didn't like it at all. Again, I think the older bottlings were much better. I own a bottle of the 40 year. No plans to open it soon. I hope that when I do, it lives up to my expectations. I've never tasted the 40 at a pub, or anywhere else for that matter. Too expensive. I purchased my bottle for $439 last winter in a wind storm that blew my jeep off the road. I drove 120 miles to get it and really enjoyed the drive because I was off in search of "treasure." Any drams I've seen for sale are about one fifth of what I paid for the bottle. When I picked up the bottle, the clerk said, "Have you tasted it?" after I bought it. I said no. She said, "Well, some old guy bought one last week and he came in yesterday. He didn't like it much." I like to think that old guy was wrong. We shall see. Thank you for the very nice and helpful review. Short n sweet, but no less effective and helpful. Very cool.

@rigmorola Thanks for the feedback. I have some odd memories from Portland (Maine)involving a bar with lots of table football tables and a barber who was 100 yrs old and cut my hair with a comb and straight razor!

The 40 is lovely, it was on my hit list for a while. As with any 40 yr old it needs time to breathe in the glass.

I love way you called it a search for "treasure". I know exactly what you mean. I love finding new Whisky stores, they are like Aladdin's caves.

Glenfarclas, and many other sherried whiskies, can need a significant time to breathe and relax after opening. Put the 21 back for three months or so and try again. Some have taken nearly a year after opening to relax, but the wait is usually quite rewarding.

One of the few sherried Scotches that still has a trace of smoke in them... they don't make 'em like this anymore.

Gorgeous whisky from a really good destillery!