Glenfarclas Family Casks 1977 is a single-cask Speyside single malt from the Winter 2019 release, identified as W19. Bottled on 18 October 2019 at a cask strength of 43.6% volume, it produced 210 bottles and is 42 years old. MATURATION: The whisky matured in sherry hogshead number 7293. SUGGESTIONS: Begin with a small neat pour in a tulip glass. Add water sparingly if preferred. Aged hard cheese or dark chocolate can be served separately, allowing a comparison between the whisky on its own and with food.
Tasting notes
Deep mahogany with amber and russet edges.
Dried figs, polished oak, dark chocolate, aged leather, blood orange and pressed tobacco.
Molasses, walnut cake, butterscotch toffee, black cherry, clove and a distinct rancio undertow.
Long and oaky; brown sugar, roasted nuts and a slow-fading dry spice.
Near Ben Rinnes at Ballindalloch in Speyside, Glenfarclas has belonged to the Grant family since John Grant acquired the distillery and Rechlerich farm in 1865. Directly fired stills and traditional dunnage warehouses remain part of its production regime. Decisions to retain stocks from the late 1960s underpin the Family Casks collection, allowing the distillery to release individual casks from earlier decades under its own name.
