Glenfarclas 1961-2007 | The Family Cask 4913Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 46. 0% A 1961 Glenfarclas released in 2007 as part of the distilleries first release for The Family Cask series. Drawn from a single Sherry Hogshead that yielded just 159 bottles at a precise 46. 0%. Take a minute to read the tasting notes below for one of the oldest releases in the Family Cask Series. Exquisite dark peat amber. A beautifully rich, fruity nose astonishing for a whisky which

the replica series was eventually discontinued

spicy and complex whisky that teases with notes of apples

coastal smokiness

This release of Loch Gorm has been matured in oloroso sherry casks for over 5 years

meandering legs

This Highland Park 18-year-old would have been distilled around the early 1980s

This bottling hails from about that time and makes for fascinating comparison to the current Balvenie bottlings

buttery and flowery whisky with lots of refreshing cereal and sweet notes throughout

What's more mindbogglingly is that it was drawn from a single first fill sherry hogshead at a natural cask strength of 43

stewed fruit notes

an abundance of different fruit qualities

A 1989 25 year old Strathmill from a refill butt bottled in 2014 by Hunter Laing for their Old Malt Cask range