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| Review #495 |
This is
from the iconic single cask series “The Family Casks” from Glenfarclas! This is
from the 2015 spring release and about 24 years old. It is from a refill Sherry
butt, with the cask no. 1276, and only 535 bottles were made. This is just
(almost) exactly how a whisky should smell like for me! Over ripe plums,
tannins, dried fruits and dark berries. I could smell this all day long!
Much like
the smell in the taste. The plums are definitely there and the tannins are
tickling your tongue. It is more sweet than I expected. Some honey, vanilla
from the oak and sweet raisins. It changes a bit in the finish and the oak
comes more forward. The sweetness stays for quite a while with the dried
fruits.
This is
just sublime in the smell, taste and finish! The balance is great, and the
complexity is good. This is the best dram I’ve had in quite a while! This might
be a refill butt, but it has certainly done its job! May there come many more
Family Casks in the future! I will rate this 95/100 (24/24/24/23).
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