hs305 scored this whisky 78 points

...and it is extremely spoiled with sulphurous notes. Up to now I thought Glenfarclas does not release heavily sulphured whiskies at all but I have to correct my assumptions, unfortunately. Even this highly regarded and well-managed distillery produces drams for the devil these days... Please rethink your release policy, dear George and (at least) mark your sulphurous bottlings so that all allergic to the "smell of hell" can shy away from them - PLEASE!
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The colour is auburn and the nose offers a sulphurous profile that covers all the fine other aromas almost completely. After some minutes of breathing the first sulphur shock wave has vanished and a sweet and bold modern sherry profile shines through that would have been excellent without the sulphurous spoilage. Unfortunately, the sulphur is way too dominant to be acceptable to my olfactory cells - but hell boys and girls will like this, for sure...
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Of course, the taste is spoiled by these annoying sulphurous flavours too what is too bad as behind the sulphur my taste buds detect a very impressive sherry profile. But I cannot appreciate the fine sherry flavours when they are hidden behind a curtain of gunsmoke and burnt fireworks. Water rather increases the sulphur so add it if you are a sulphur-head only...
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The initial mouthfeel is scurfy because of the sulphur and quite coating, which is rather bad in such a setting. The finish is very long as with most sulphurous drams (the devil will not let go) and because the sulphur blocks my taste buds for hours my tasting session has ended for tonight, unfortunately...