Glenfarclas 40-year-old

Smooth, honey, butterscotch,

very soft, round and balanced, superbly balanced flavors, very tasty. An excellent malt. Wonderfully complex. I like it very much.

Glenfarclas 40 year old, 43%, SMSW. 30ml sample, Aug 2022. Dark golden but with a hint of a more orange hue. Aroma is airy tropical fruits to start with, gaining intensity slowly. Mango and pineapple, Chewits, maybe a little margarine. Pleasant fruitiness. Subtle and clean with no off notes. The buttery note is the only thing not entirely to my liking. Slowly, slowly some deeper darker dried fruits. Good stuff. Body is rounded, watery. Taste has a surprising prickle for the low abv, there’s also something a little feinty-seeming (subtle cheese rind), spicy with some old wood but it’s not over oaky in my book. Subtle hint of raisin. That margarine flavour follows through onto the palate. Char and oaken bitterness, peppery. A mixed bag. The casks are relatively subtle given the age yet bring plenty of spice. Almost entirely refill casks for sure. The spirit seems pretty old school. I prefer newer styles. Interesting to try and perfectly fine stuff. 3.35/80

it s taste balsamic vinegar

Pretty OK, but definitely not outstanding

a slightly different profile than the older version shows how well Glenfarclas ages with clever barrel management

Very beautiful full taste, sherry notes, very thick structure, very smooth and gentle. Very attractive dram.

rather disappointing, flat old glenfarclas expression of what is still a decent whisky in general

comes with a red wooden box designed to recreate the iconic Glenfarclas warehouse doors .

Great, especially the nose is great cinema!

Part of a Glenfarclas tasting I remember only a few years ago the 40 year old (purple tube) was $400 cdn. I think I saw it even cheaper at one point! I waffled, it was gone and it seems like one day later that it was $1200... ah well. This was poured right in front of me at the tasting and upon sticking my nose in there right away, I was very unimpressed. Over the course of the night I kept nosing it and it just got better and better. Definitely needs time to unfold, patience is key. It’s a great malt, but I felt like had the abv been even 46%, it would have made a world of difference.

Nose-90; Taste-90; Finish-90.

The Glenfarclas 40yo definitely cannot deny its origin from the Glenfarclas core range. It is a logical development of the Glenfarclas 25yo and 30yo. Nose: The alcohol strength of 43% is perfect to smell, because nothing stings and you can fully indulge in the variety of flavors. This old malt in the glass is very fragrant, almost perfume-like, all the flavors are very closely interwoven. Overripe pear, sweet nectarines and peaches combine with baked raisins. Caramel and a hint of tobacco mix with floral notes such as honey and herbs. A pleasant maltiness rounds off the entire aroma. It is a real experience! Palate: He lies sweetly and oily on the tongue with a light tingling of herbal honey and oranges. Would he like a few percent alcohol better? No, this malt was not composed for drinkers of young and strong whiskys, this old man is for connoisseurs and a real gentleman. With an astringent mouthfeel on a hint of violet, one is accompanied in the finish. Finish: The aroma symphony continues for a long time. The actors are licorice, milk chocolate and a delicate fruitiness that linger on the tongue. A really great whisky, but you have to do something to do it justice. It invites you to indulge and dream and if you like, it is a very good companion through a quiet and long evening.

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very good whisky!

Tasted on December 2, 2022.

nose: like raisins, similar to the 12 but not as fresh palate: creamy, old raisins a bit bitter finish: medium bodied, spices