N.V. Glenfarclas 40 Years Old

70cl

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£1,051.00

70cl

1 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£1,051.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

Nose: old Demerara rum laced with well aged oloroso. Spicy, deep though checked by vanilla. Taste: toasty fruitcake with just the right degree of burnt raisin; again the spices are central to the plot though now a Jamaican Blue Mountain/Mysore medium roast mix makes an impressive entrance. Finish: long, with the oak not just ticking every box, but doing so with a flourish . The Melton Hunt cake finale is divine. Balance: couldn't help but laugh: this sample was sent by the guys at Glenfarclas after they spotted that I had last year called their disappointing 40-year-old a "freak". I think we have both proved a point.

Score: 94-/100Jim Murray, Whisky Bible

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Product Details

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

43%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

43%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 94-/100Jim Murray, Whisky Bible

Glenfarclas Distillery - Family First

BY George Koutsakis,

ON March 19, 2020

F+R Visits Speyside's Glenfarclas Distillery

ON March 8, 2019

Celebrating 20 Years of Mas Doix

ON June 14, 2019

21 years of Wine: 5 Most Memorable Bottles

ON September 30, 2015

The Glory Years of Chateau Margaux at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

BY Craig Norton,

ON December 18, 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

43%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Scotland

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

43%

Product Type

Whisky

Product Subtype

Single Malt

Drinking Window

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