Glenfarclas 1963 Family Casks Release A13

Glenfarclas 1963 Family Casks Release Autumn 2013 Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask sherry hogshead #3540 bottled June 2013. 198 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.

From the colour, you expect a large sherry bomb, but this is a very fresh fruity whisky.

Heavy tannins on the palate, again surprisingly light sherry, oak is the overriding flavour in this whisky. Very dry, a little bitter, light citrus undertones.

Big long fruity dry finish.

One of the best whiskies I have tasted for its unusual style and balance. One for the Grant drinks cabinet!