Glenfarclas 1990 Edition N°17

Name: Glenfarclas 1990 Edition N°17
Brand: Glenfarclas
SKU: 44439
Rating: 88.61 (60 reviews)

Overall rating: 88.61/100
votes: 60

Whiskybase ID: WB44439
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glenfarclas
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Alexander Selkirk
Vintage: 1990
Bottled: 08.2013
Stated Age: 23 years old
Casknumber: 1190, 5092+5293,5097
Number of bottles: 1200
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5018066130154
Added on: 10 sep 2013 12:27 pm

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Whisky Reviews for Glenfarclas 1990 Edition N°17

9 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.61 points

mister glenfarclas scored this whisky 88 points
09 nov 2013 9:13 pm
The european oak is really, really dominant. You have to like that taste.

Nose

A smashing battle between rich, spicy european oak and mature, sweet sherry fruits. Plums, figs, grapes and overripe strawberries. Old leather, caramel. Very, very complex and therefore modest alcohol. You could sniff for an hour and still find new flavours...

Taste

The alcohol is getting more dominant, but still has to wait in line behind the rich oak, which is getting a little bitter now, but not too bitter. No sweetness left at all. Dark chocolate, cacao beans, espresso.

Finish

Wonderfully long and dry finish.
dRambo did not rate this whisky
06 mar 2018 11:58 pm
WIP

Nose

unusually sulfurous nose - immediately reminds me of Deanston 20 Oloroso, passed red berries, pomegranate, powdered sugar, oily, atypical sour, fruity fresh, very tempting seductive intense and special

Taste

red berries, dark, sour full-bodied, grape seeds, green juicy wood, chili, espresso, dark cream chocolate with mint - very smooth and aromatic - complex dynamic combination of fruit and oak

Finish

Chocolate with cherry jam, also light sulfur of the delicious variety,
Kenn scored this whisky 81 points
24 nov 2017 8:31 pm
- Nose
  
  82 82
- Taste
  
  85 85
- Finish
  
  80 80
Hobbit did not rate this whisky
18 apr 2017 11:57 am
Definitely the most sherry-heavy Glenfarclas Edition I know so far (16-21). From front to back sherry and oak flavors. The quite strong Brennereicharakter of Glenfarclas logically comes back a bit. I think it's really great!

Nose

strong full-bodied sherry in the first nose, sweetness, sultanas, prunes, sugared oranges, melting chocolate, blackberry jam, cooked berries, candied apple, a really massive sherry wall, now follows the sherry's sweetness, sweet caramel, slowly breaking through the curtain Sherry and meets the typical Glenfarclascharakter, this as a wonderful counterpoint to the sweet Sherry follows bitter oak and herbal aromas, juniper and clove, the successful Aromenreise concludes with leather and very subtle tobacco notes, before the sherry pushes forward again.
In the second nose again a lot of sherry with more caramel.

Taste

a lot of sherry right at the beginning, which pushes with force and accompanied by spicy Fassaromen forward, blackberries, jam, chocolate, light roasted aromas such as freshly brewed coffee, orange peel, honey, oily and full, nice to chew, nuts,
with the following swallows it gets creamier and sweeter

Finish

again a lot of sherry, full load of chocolate, subtle caramel, fine bitter oak notes in the background, coffee, hazelnuts and walnuts linger a long time, only a few mildly tart herbs, a brief thought of cranberry sauce, the finish could be infinitely long. He remains with much sticky, slightly dry Sherry sweetness.
Cicero did not rate this whisky
01 mar 2015 12:11 am
for me a top whisky
Fruit and oak are perfectly matched to each other, in addition to the spicy herbaceous notes
Only at the very end does the oak gain the upper hand

Nose

dark and heavy
sweet, juicy fruits, pickled raisins
Herbs of Provence, honey
Moss, bark and damp forest floor

Taste

Plum compote with cinnamon
Cherries and oranges with lots of honey
the spices are now coming too

Finish

long and warm with fruity oak
the oak is getting stronger
Helgo scored this whisky 89 points
05 jan 2015 11:20 am
Nose

Nose: Sherry, probably Oloroso, I'm not sure. Light citrus,

Taste

Taste: Once again a nice spice rack Dried fruit, maybe subtle smoke, honey, chocolate, coffee, light berries in the background, nice sweetness, no burning. At the end comes oak.

Great, no great !!!

Finish

Finish: Very long, tender or soft. Chocolate is there and oak is full. Beautifully integrated. Again: Great part!
GuyIncognito scored this whisky 87 points
07 dec 2014 6:30 pm
Beautiful and complex dram, in which fruit sweetness and spicy barrel influences complement each other

Nose

Surprise, it smells like sherry. Intense and concentrated fruit sweetness, raisins, dried plum, with some time to breathe and distance to the glass, I also find flowery aspects

Taste

Spicy with a certain sharpness, coffee, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, for a short time also mature grapes flash

Finish

Coffee beans dipped in chocolate, low oak, slight bitterness, ginger
Titi94 scored this whisky 85 points
08 mar 2014 11:58 am

Tasting Notes by Serge V. on Whiskyfun.com (march 6, 2014):

A label for Germany that I’ve known for years. Many excellent sherried Glenfarclasses in this series!

Colour: Red amber.

Nose: Indeed, deep Glenfarclassy sherry, with wheelbarrows of raisins, prunes and figs plus a light smoke that punctuates it. Plus this feeling of ganache, raspberries… Very nice sherried and rounded richness.

Mouth: Drier now, with more coffee, spices and herbs. Cloves, cinnamon… There’s a lot of chocolate as well, especially dark ones, then the usual fruitcake and a few mint drops. Aniseed. Blood oranges.

Finish: Classic rather old-style Glenfarclas, with good sherry mingled with a rather potent distillate. Calls for chocolate!

Comments: I find this extremely good, perfect old style sherry, not too complicated. I mean, not very complex, but excellent.

SGP:552 - 87 points.
Titi94 scored this whisky 85 points
13 sep 2013 10:01 pm

Vatting of 4 sherry casks :
- Cask no. 1190 filled 08th February 1990
- Cask no. 5092 filled 02nd May 1990
- Cask no. 5093 filled 02nd May 1990
- Cask no. 5097 filled 03rd May 1990.

Bottled on: 13/08/2013.

A 23 year old sherry embossed single malt from Glenfarclas bottled for the Hanseatic wine trading company, Bremen as a German importer.

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