Glenfarclas 1994 Family Casks Release IX

Glenfarclas 1994 Family Casks Release IX Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single refill Sherry Butt #2950 bottled February 2012. 629 bottles.

Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas Distillery was established by Robert Hay in Speyside in 1836. John Grant purchased Glenfarclas in 1865 and it has remained in the ownership of the Grant family ever since. The interior of the visitor centre is stunning, the walls are lined with the original oak panels salvaged from a lounge on the liner SS Empress of Australia when she was scrapped 1952. Ace sherry casks underpin the ethos of Glenfarclas malt whisky, having released its first cask strength single malt way back in 1968 and in 1973 became the third to open a distillery visitor centre. Glenfarclas Distillery participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

Rich sweet, malty almost like a chocoalte covered digestive. Some dried fruit present, sultanas and raisins.

1994 is a fantastic vintage for Glenfarclas. This dram although not as sweet on the palate as on the nose, has dry coffee bitterness, rich dark chocolate also very much present.

One of the longest finishies I have ever experienced in a whisky. A truly moreish whisky (you will have more!