Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenfarclas · Glenfarclas Distillery
Glenfarclas remains one of Scotland's great family-owned distilleries, and this 25-year expression shows why they've never needed flash. The sherry influence is perfectly integrated after a quarter century, producing a whisky of rare poise. This is maturity without exhaustion.
Nose
Rich dried fruit — dates, figs, and raisin — layered over dark chocolate and old oak. Sherry influence is unmistakable but restrained, with floral rosewater and a wisp of woodsmoke beneath.
Palate
Full-bodied and luxuriously textured. Toffee and orange marmalade open into clove spice and toasted hazelnut. The sherry cask maturation delivers depth without heaviness, balanced by a clean malt backbone that keeps things taut.
Finish
Exceptionally long. Dried fruit and cocoa linger, with a gentle earthy quality and fading honey sweetness.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Oloroso Sherry Butts
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Copper pot stills, direct-fired until 1981, steam-heated since
- Maturation
- Oloroso sherry casks, minimum 25 years
- Chill-Filtered
- No
Food Pairing
Dark chocolate torte with salted caramel
The Grant family has owned and operated Glenfarclas since 1865, sourcing their sherry casks directly from cooperages in Jerez — a tradition that gives their aged expressions an unbroken thread of quality.
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