Glenfarclas 105 Single Malt Whisky

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At full strength, the taster can dilute to their desires, one drop at a time, until the perfect version of the dram is achieved. Previous special releases of the 105 were aged 20 and 40 years old respectively; this 22 year old was apparently the oldest release they could put together at the time given the required cask strength of 60% ABV. After sipping and taking a deep breath, you can just feel intense hit of alcohol rush around your mouth and into the lungs! I passed along the recommendation and awaited the crowd’s review with a slightly queasy nervousness. The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk is a spectacular addition to the Glenfarclas' Family Cask collection, believed to be the most expansive single collection ever released by one distillery.

GLENFARCLAS 105 Cask Strength single malt whisky 700ml

I really enjoy tinkering with blended malts at home myself, it’s the closest I can actually get to any form of whisky production, and it works for me! My conclusion was exactly the same as yours, with the 21 being the best of the bunch and just a lovely whisky. The Glenfarclas Family Cask series is full of some pretty special whiskies, and this one from its Summer 2022 release is no exception. Mouthfeel, to my palate at least, is enhanced greatly with some dilution, presenting a viscous, oily and chewy body. This 2000 vintage single malt whisky matured in a sherry butt before being bottled in 2022 for the summer release.You can thank the ole Imperial system for this simply non-sensical way to tell us the alcohol strength. d) the right to license, use, sell, archive, reproduce, distribute, modify, perform, publish, create derivative works from, offer for sale, or use of the Service. Sure, some might be diluting based on a profit margin spreadsheet, or simply to produce a certain number of bottles from the liquid they have. It’s been a while since the older Glenfarclas expressions were reviewed here at MALT, in the form of a vertical tasting assembled by Jason in 2015.

GLENFARCLAS 105 Cask Strength single malt whisky 700ml GLENFARCLAS 105 Cask Strength single malt whisky 700ml

It’s been sitting on the shelf, begging to be opened and added to the site and after so many years of staring at it, I finally gave in. Glenfarclas 105 22 yo’s key selling point is its high cask strength and yet it may well have been better in the bottle if it had had some water added beforehand. I especially love the 105′ because of its higher strength and the – for glenfarclas normally being straight simple but classic in design questions – outstanding design.

After the Second World War, and the resultant abolition of rationing, the distillery's fortunes were good and in 1960 Glenfarclas doubled its stills to four.