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Glenfarclas 2004

Overall rating
87.61/100
votes
65
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
The Family Casks - Special Release
Vintage
2004
Bottled
08.09.2015
Stated Age
11 years old
Casktype
1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt
Casknumber
2623
Number of bottles
683
Strength
60.4 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Bottle code
L 08 09 15 1 18:42 BB
Added on
24 Nov 2015 7:45 pm by Erik Elixir
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Glenfarclas 2004
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Whisky Reviews for Glenfarclas 2004

9 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.61 points

  1. didi1893 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    The nose is wonderful. Fruity sherry, apricots and oranges play together. The taste is dominated by spicy oak, the fruity nose is unfortunately not much to taste. On the whole a very harmonious Glenfarclas. I like it very much!
    • Nose
      Thanks to 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt intense sherry in the nose. Fine apricot aroma mixes with the fruity sherry. Orange aromas are added, the nose is wonderfully fruity. The alcohol is wonderfully integrated in spite of ü-60% and starts to tickle very slightly in the nose until very late.
    • Taste
      Wow, fruity sherry, then spicy oak notes. The oak becomes more and more intense, tickling and biting in the complete mouth. After a little bit of water, again briefly fruity sherry, then again spicy oak. The taste is now softer and more harmonious. Spicy oak aroma now dominates the taste.
    • Finish
      Again this spicy oak, some fruit lies over the oak. Slight pungency and a hint of pepper follow the wood aroma. Slightly bitter aroma develops. A full-bodied nut aroma develops and finishes the finish with "old" walnut.

  2. whiskybird did not rate this whisky Newbie

    purchased for 145€

  3. dRambo scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    Without water 87 - with max 85 - makes 86, you can drink it quite well without water - I think you should - I wouldn't buy it anyway
    • Nose
      88 88
      Walnut tree leaves, tree of life, nut flour, cherry jam, raspberry pulp, polished wood, furniture polish

      a drop of water makes it discreetly fruity but also more acidic, red sparkling wine, red and white currants - all in all, water does not get it so well in the nose - it loses volume
    • Taste
      86 86
      fruity - dark red - red groats, grated dark chocolate with 85% ++ cocoa, a hint of balsamic

      On the palate, water brings nut and chocolate to the front - there is a juniper note that is on the border to the metallic / oily bad note and that becomes clearer with every sip and turns into a negative for me
    • Finish
      84 84
      quite dry - dark cinnamon chocolate - fresh herbaceous astringent green walnut shell - still chocolatey but unfortunately also somewhat metallic

  4. thijs100 scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Strangely enough, this reminds of grappa at first, before other fruity notes take over, such as orange custard and lots of apricots. There are some sultanas here too. Somewhat prickly, but that is to be expected at this high an alcohol percentage. Not the most complex, but very inviting.
    • Taste
      Quite fruity and spirit driven, which I like. The cask influence is subtle, and I can't help but wander to grappa again, with notes of pineapple, grapes and lychee. Quite vegetal too. Finally a hint of eucalyptus.
    • Finish
      Vegetal notes mainly. Different and interesting.

  5. joep scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      89 89
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      88 88

  6. hans1971 scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      87 87

  7. HammerHead scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      86 86

  8. Allandale scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    Heavy in its alc, but its not dominated. Very good this Family Cask.
    • Nose
      Intense sherry notes, aprico,orange. 
    • Taste
      Sherry fruit with oaky herb notes,lovely sweetness of sherry notes. 
    • Finish
      Long and lovely, you can take this 60%

  9. Feis_ile scored this whisky 92 points Connoisseur

    The 1st sherry barrel selected in the spring of 2015 by the Glenfarclas / van Wees team for the exeptional quality and full taste
    • Nose
      1 Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt intense sherry nose. Fine apricot aroma mixes with the fruity sherry. Orange, the nose is deliciously fruity. The alcohol is beautifully involved despite over 60% intercepted very late on something tickling in the nose.
    • Taste
      Wow, fruity sherry, then spicy oak nuts. The oak is getting more intense, and tickling in full mouth. After some addition of water, again short fruity sherry, then spicy oak. The taste is now softer and harmonious. Spicy oak aroma now dominates the taste.
    • Finish
      Again, this spicy oak, slightly sharpened and a hint of pepper follows the woody aromas. A slightly bitter taste is created. A full aroma of walnut is produced.

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