Glenfarclas 1965 - Cask 3861 - Family Casks

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Glenfarclas 1965, Cask 3861, Family Casks
1965 - 27.02.2007, 1 av 417 flaskor
70 centiliter , 60,0% , Originalbuteljering
Officiell hemsida

Inköpt 2008-11-03 för SEK 4290 = 61,28 kr/cl Oöppnad

Mina kommentarer:
Tog mig råd att köpa in en innan de tar slut. Den har fått fantastiska betyg överallt. Min poäng: ?? p

Tasting notes från whiskyfun: Officiella tasting notes:

Rich, Bright Gold.

Lots of toffee on the nose, alongside pear drops. Quite a dry nose. This is a light whisky that dances across your palate. Very fresh with some deep sweetness apparent at the back of the mouth.

It's a whisky that does appear to open up significantly with a little air, and is much richer after being in the glass for several minutes. More heathery notes apparent.

A long lingering finish with a little smoky aftertaste. An amazing strength at 42 years old (no typo!) Colour: full amber with orange hues. Nose: frankly, I’d have said this is a great old dark rum, had I nosed it blind. It starts on hyper-concentrated oak, with lots of cellulose varnish, burning fir wood, resin and whiffs of fresh putty. Then it’s the leather and the Havana tobacco, scented wax, shoe polish… There may well be some sherry behind all that but it’s really the wood itself that does the job, not the ‘possible’ wine. Keeps developing on unlit Tibetan incense sticks (natural ones, not scented like most others) and mint, getting a little more classical after that (sultanas and apricot pie). Truly superb, one to watch once it comes out. I does not need water but let’s try it with a few drops: oh yes, now we have notes of forest after the rain, humus, mushrooms, mint flavoured tea… How stunning! Mouth (neat): enormously drinkable when unreduced – seriously. It is exactly like on the nose, beautifully oaky and tasting almost exactly like a very old rum from the best plantations. We’re getting more on spices after that superb attack, with a little nutmeg, cinnamon (a lot), Chinese anise, cloves… And a lot of candy sugar, speculoos, raisins, cough sweets, crystallised oranges, resin, mint, eucalyptus, camphor… It’s also a little tarry again and just marginally tannic. Amazing. With water: censored. Finish: censored (okay, truckloads of mint). Rating: 95 points. Bottle ageing will probably propel this one towards 96/97 points around 2030, so watch this space! ;-) (and thanks, Ian)


Glenfarclas 1965, Cask 3861, Family Casks 1965 - 27.02.2007, 1 av 417 flaskor	70 centiliter , 60,0% , Originalbuteljering Officiell hemsida
Inköpt 2008-11-03 för SEK 4290 = 61,28 kr/cl	Oöppnad
Mina kommentarer: Tog mig råd att köpa in en innan de tar slut. Den har fått fantastiska betyg överallt.	Min poäng: ?? p
Tasting notes från whiskyfun:	Officiella tasting notes:
Rich, Bright Gold. Lots of toffee on the nose, alongside pear drops. Quite a dry nose. This is a light whisky that dances across your palate. Very fresh with some deep sweetness apparent at the back of the mouth. It's a whisky that does appear to open up significantly with a little air, and is much richer after being in the glass for several minutes. More heathery notes apparent. A long lingering finish with a little smoky aftertaste.	An amazing strength at 42 years old (no typo!) Colour: full amber with orange hues. Nose: frankly, I’d have said this is a great old dark rum, had I nosed it blind. It starts on hyper-concentrated oak, with lots of cellulose varnish, burning fir wood, resin and whiffs of fresh putty. Then it’s the leather and the Havana tobacco, scented wax, shoe polish… There may well be some sherry behind all that but it’s really the wood itself that does the job, not the ‘possible’ wine. Keeps developing on unlit Tibetan incense sticks (natural ones, not scented like most others) and mint, getting a little more classical after that (sultanas and apricot pie). Truly superb, one to watch once it comes out. I does not need water but let’s try it with a few drops: oh yes, now we have notes of forest after the rain, humus, mushrooms, mint flavoured tea… How stunning! Mouth (neat): enormously drinkable when unreduced – seriously. It is exactly like on the nose, beautifully oaky and tasting almost exactly like a very old rum from the best plantations. We’re getting more on spices after that superb attack, with a little nutmeg, cinnamon (a lot), Chinese anise, cloves… And a lot of candy sugar, speculoos, raisins, cough sweets, crystallised oranges, resin, mint, eucalyptus, camphor… It’s also a little tarry again and just marginally tannic. Amazing. With water: censored. Finish: censored (okay, truckloads of mint). Rating: 95 points. Bottle ageing will probably propel this one towards 96/97 points around 2030, so watch this space! ;-) (and thanks, Ian)