The 2010 has a colour of mahogany and the 2012 is around one shade paler at tawny. The texture of the 2010 shows very late sticky tears and late slow legs. The 2012 shows some earlier and a little faster legs but still very late fat sticky tears. The 2012 offers a very bold and complex nose on fine herbal sherry aromas wih some spicy wooden notes. The 2010 owns less a herbal but a more sweet and fruity sherry profile that is at least as complex as the 2010. So the winner depends on your preferred profile - I like the more fruity profile of the 2010 a little better than the herbal of the 2012 but this is just a nuance.

The taste of both drams are multi-layered and tackle the taste buds with an unbelievable array of different flavours. The 2012 is nicely balanced on all the sherry flavours one can imagine plus some very nice spices (even some salt) and herbs. The 2010 is a little more spicier (peppery) but more chocolatey too. Hard to decide which one is better, in case of doubt I would prefer the 2012 here (but again it is just a nuance). Some water opens the nose of the 2010 even further but flattens both the taste and finish. Same with the 2012 so nose it with some water added and drink it neat (You think, that is impossible? ...simply use two glasses).

The 2010 immediately coats all of the mouth with a warming feeling, no distracting moments to mention (the tannins are just perfect for my taste). Same with the 2012 that is even a little more charming on that very first impressions (maybe it had the advantage that the 2010 already coated the mouth before). The finish is unbelievably long on both drams with no distracting bitter or drying moments. The 2010 vanishes nicely in different waves that get more and more chocolatey over time, really adorable. The 2012 gets more herbal again that is a perfect contrast to the sweet sherry aromas. Nevertheless I like the chocolatey finish of 2010 a little better.

Heavy aroma cargo, 40 years long storage time thank you. Plenty of juicy, overripe oranges paired with wonderfully harmonious sherry notes. After the raisins, cherries and a few blackberries, dark chocolate follows with a handful of hazelnuts and walnuts. There are always clear oak notes and some leather present.

Strong appetizers, the juicy oranges and the dark fruit basket, peppered with cherries, blackberries, raisins, raspberries and a few blueberries, are immediately present. The mouthfeel is extremely creamy and oily, the alcohol content of 46 percent by volume is perfectly integrated. The fruit potpourri gives way to a soft caramel note, some forest honey and dark chocolate with a cocoa content beyond the 70% mark. Spicy oak notes with cloves, cinnamon and hints of smoke / tobacco add to the overwhelming and sheer endless complexity of various flavors. What a harmony! Great!

Very long and warm. Espresso, sandalwood, toffee, marzipan, a hint of smoke and oak. The finish gradually gets drier, enveloped by a pleasant, light bitterness.

This nose exceeds my expectation. Terrific. What barrels!? Now baked apple, but so elegant, incredible. After an intense creamy experience of dark fruits, a deliciously red peach is added. Ohh man .... this nose should never end.

The barrels announce themselves on the tongue and tingle. Wow effect. Then the palate holds its nose. Dark fruits, beautiful oak, followed by the best leather. All together also makes wonderful espresso notes.
Hello effect ...., my first with 40 years. Left.
Thank you Glenfarclas that there are also minis!

I saddle the elegant horse with the sinfully expensive leather saddle. The panniers filled with beautiful fruits and lead it slowly and proudly from the precious wood substructure. This experience deserves every second of recognition. For this price, a masterpiece!

Sherry and oak. Red (roast) apple, Aromatic, spicy oak. These two impressions are so dominant for the first time, that little else is noticeable. It comes greener, sour apple to it. Hazelnut and fried almonds. Cinnamon comes to it. Christmas turns on the nose. Chocolate and sometimes sweet, the nose softens and loses a bit of spice. Peach. The oak went back a bit, but always remains there noticeably. After the first sip of leather and something Vergorenes comes. The apple is already a bit overripe, until it becomes a must. But at the same time Orange gets in the nose. Roasted almonds, pepper, some red apple and dryness in the mouth, along with an expanding bitterness reminiscent of espresso. The mouthfeel is full and intense. The aftertaste becomes leathery and dry. The second sip is more bitter.

Roasted almonds, pepper, some red apple and dryness in the mouth, along with an expanding bitterness reminiscent of espresso. The mouthfeel is full and intense. The aftertaste becomes leathery and dry. The second sip is more bitter.

Long with toasty aromas and mellow leather that lasts a long time and is dominant. From the second sip remains bitterness.

ok, that's it. Yes, definitely. So must an ancient, more expensive (compared to other stills, however, dirt cheap) sherryfassgereifif genius Speysider smell. First there are these extremely juicy, ripe fruits, I find blood orange, mango, honey melon and what else do I know. The whole thing smells of a spring garden, sandalwood, yes, exactly. Then comes the oak with leather and a light soup spice wrap. Sure are the well-known dark chocolate of sherry and raisins and nuts, but who needs that with the fragrance.

at first weird dark fruit, blackberry, blueberry, black cherry. Then quick transition into chocolate with exactly 82.4% cocoa ;-) Oak pushes against it with leather and light cinnamon spice, a hint of dark honey. What a monster in volume.

Floats forever in the mouth, oily, creamy, evil.

A delicious nose of red berry fruit and apples.
If silk had a smell it would be something like this.
A little bit musky but that is good in this case.
Old wooden trunk box that contains old clothes.
Over ripe gooseberries and loose tobacco.

This is not overly complexed at all, far from it, it's quite a simple profile but what it has is top draw.
That muskiness that was on the nose is also in the taste and again it works well and gives it a bit of a tang.

The finish is medium and probably it's weakest point. Still nice but from the taste it doesn't go anywhere different.

Lots of dried fruits, dates, figs, plums, molasses, tobacco, brown sugar, spices, little nutmeg, chocolate, toffee, heavy sherry, little menthol - great!

Little punchy, creamy, liquorice, more dried fruits, subtle sweetness, cooked fruits, toffee, dark chocolate, spices, little herbal, more sherry wood, littl emor emenhtol and euicalyptus - excellent!

Medium long, warm, spicy, zesty, little more herbal, more woody, not drying - very good!

polished furniture, orange breeze ... scattering of exotic fruits, herbal tincture, raisins, exotic gum ... soft oak, dried fruits, orange pie, cream and chocolate, wax, berries, walnut (24)

Spicy, rich, dried fruit and sour orange juice, tobacco and wax (23)

Dry finish, fruit and leather, caramel and wood, tobacco and polished furniture, peanuts, chocolate, menthol (23)