Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenfarclas · Glenfarclas Distillery
Glenfarclas 105 is a sherry-bomb at cask strength that never loses its composure. The heat is substantial but well-integrated, rewarding the patient sipper who adds a few drops of water. For a non-age-statement whisky, the depth of flavor suggests significant maturation.
Nose
Intense dried fruit — raisins, dates, and fig — cascade forward, supported by dark chocolate and sherry-soaked oak. Underneath, warm honey and clove spice add complexity without aggression.
Palate
Full-bodied and fiery, with waves of Christmas cake, malt, and dark cocoa. The sherry influence is unmistakable, delivering dried apricot and walnut alongside a firm tannic structure from extended cask aging.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering dried fruit, earthy oak, and a final flourish of clove and dark honey.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Oloroso sherry casks
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Copper pot stills, direct-fired until 1981, now steam heated
- Maturation
- Oloroso sherry casks
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Food Pairing
A dense dark chocolate torte studded with dried cherries and dusted with cocoa powder. The whisky's sherry-driven fruit echoes the cherries while its cask-strength intensity stands up to the bittersweet chocolate.
Glenfarclas, one of the last family-owned distilleries in Scotland, has been run by six generations of the Grant family since 1865 on the slopes of Ben Rinnes in Speyside, aging exclusively in sherry casks.
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