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Whisky: Glenfarclas 1971 Family Cask (release VII)
Serie: The Family Casks
Age: 40 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 1971
Bottled: 26-05-2011
Cask Type: First Fill Sherry Butt
Cask #: 150
Bottles: 468
Strength: 51%
   
Distillery: Glenfarclas Distillery
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 28-09-2015
Nose: Gentle sherry, Christmas cake, toffee, gentle wood, fine dark herbs.
Flavour: Sweet red fruit, sherry, christmas cake, honey, quite fresh, dynamic, superb full lasting finish.
Body: Delicious hard oiliness, beautiful sucking dryness, full dynamic finish.
Comments: Though clearly a powerful sherry whisky, you'll want to spend hours discovering all aspects of it's depth.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +--- (9.25)