Glenfarclas 21 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenfarclas · Glenfarclas Distillery
Glenfarclas remains family-owned and stubbornly traditional, and this 21 Year is the quiet proof of that patience. It's a Speyside that refuses to shout — the sherry influence is deep but never cloying, and the space between its fruit and its structure is where the whisky truly communicates its age.
Nose
Rich dried fruit — fig and date — opens alongside dark chocolate and a hint of old leather. Beneath that, there's a floral sweetness like rosewater and a thread of clove spice that deepens with air.
Palate
Sherry influence dominates without overwhelming, delivering waves of caramel, hazelnut praline, and orange marmalade. The malt backbone provides structure, while an earthy note keeps the sweetness grounded and serious.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with cocoa, dried fruit, and a lingering warmth of clove and woody spice. It fades slowly, like an ember cooling.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Oloroso Sherry Butts
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Copper pot stills, direct-fired
- Maturation
- Oloroso sherry casks, minimum 21 years
- Chill-Filtered
- Yes
Food Pairing
A dense, flourless chocolate torte with Maldon sea salt on top mirrors the whisky's cocoa and dried fruit while the salt amplifies the nutty sherry-cask character.
The Grant family has owned Glenfarclas since 1865, making it one of Scotland's few remaining independent family-run distilleries, and they've never wavered from direct-fired stills and sherry cask maturation.
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