Glenfarclas Family Casks 2014, Nico's Choice, marks Nico's appointment as managing director of World of Whisky in 2023, after joining the business in 2014. This nine-year-old single malt was distilled on 12 May 2014 and bottled on 16 June 2023. MATURATION: Sherry cask number 2009 supplied 301 bottles at 60.2% volume. The whisky was selected as a dedicated single-cask release for World of Whisky in St. Moritz, Switzerland. SUGGESTIONS: Serve neat in a tulip glass, with water on the side. Aged Comté or plain dark chocolate.
Tasting notes
Mahogany.
Sweet dried fruit, dry nuts and subtle raisins.
Raisins and honey sweetness with oak.
Long finish of caramel, toffee, dark chocolate and roasted notes.
At Ballindalloch near Ben Rinnes in Speyside, Glenfarclas has been owned by the Grant family since John Grant acquired it in 1865. Direct-fired stills and traditional dunnage warehouses remain part of the distillery’s production. Its Family Casks collection draws on stocks from individual vintages, with each release selected and bottled from a single cask.
