Glenfarclas 175 Anniversary - Original bottling - b. 2011 - 700ml

Édition pour le 175 anniversaire de la distillerie. 1er édition 88 point sur whiskyfun. com Glenfarclas '175 Anniversary' (43%, OB, 2011) Four stars and a half A multi-vintage version – which always makes me think of multi-vitamin juices. How our mind works! It’s not old whisky on average but some old casks have been thrown into the vat. Colour: full gold. Nose: the old ones have the lead here, very clearly. There’s this faint smokiness that some old Glenfarclas had and then a rather perfect combination of waxy/honeyed notes with several dried fruits such as orange zests, figs and our little kumquats. The profile is fresh and lively, with no pachydermic sherry. Rather a little mint (fresh crushed leaves) . Mouth: excellent and, to my surprise, a tad in the style of some older Glenfarclas from the ‘Grant Bonding’ era, which cannot be bad news. Some cinnamon, orange marmalade, dark chocolate (dry) and then touches of orange blossom water. Good body at 43% vol. Finish: not very long but clean, maybe a tad kirschy in the aftertaste (the younger casks speaking?) Hints of dry oak. Comments: half dry, half fruity. Maybe a few sharpish edges but overall quality’s very high. SGP: 551 - 88 points.