Monsta_AU
...can I interest you in some vintage blades?
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Well, I was a lucky boy to get a bottle of Glenfarclas 105 (and Springbank 10yo) upon the return of my other half from London about 6 weeks ago. I finally decided to have a go at it tonight after looking at the bottle most days since I returned from Malaysia. Nicks/VintageDirect currently has the 1 litre bottling for $105 so I decided I needed to see if I liked it enough to purchase another bottle.
Now this is an interesting whisky. I will not go into the history of it, apart to mention it is a vatted single malt with No Age Statement (NAS) consisting of various ages, and Sherry cask matured between 10-15 years of age. I am fairly sure there is some older casks in there for flavor, colour and oilyness. You can definitely taste that sharper note of the younger casks through it.
Being a higher ABV bottling, I added two full teaspoons of water to bring it back under 50% alcohol and targeting that 46% 'magic' level. My tongue says I fell a bit short of that, more like 48%. But there is favour galore here - definitely get fresh green apples, toffee and a heap of vanilla, plus some grape notes with a spicy attack from the oak and almost some pepper. A little more water opens it up further and I get sweetness and more malted notes once the scotch mist arrives. A nice long finish as well with only a hint of smoke on the tail, barely there. If you don't like the peat in Scotch then this will not scare you away at all.
For the money, the value is outstanding. Not as good as the 15yo where Glenfarclas has always shined, but you get a significant ABV and great flavor in a 1 litre format for less than many 700ml bottles at 40-43%ABV (Glenfiddich 18yo I am looking at you). Every scotch guy should have a bottle of Glenfarclas - if it cannot be the 15 or 21yo then it should be this because the 30yo is way too expensive.
Highly recommended, even at the normal price. It is a steal at $105/1000ml - get it and something else (Glenfiddich 18yo 700ml on sale for $99) to make $200 for free shipping, or most places in AU get it for $15 post which is still pretty cheap.
Now this is an interesting whisky. I will not go into the history of it, apart to mention it is a vatted single malt with No Age Statement (NAS) consisting of various ages, and Sherry cask matured between 10-15 years of age. I am fairly sure there is some older casks in there for flavor, colour and oilyness. You can definitely taste that sharper note of the younger casks through it.
Being a higher ABV bottling, I added two full teaspoons of water to bring it back under 50% alcohol and targeting that 46% 'magic' level. My tongue says I fell a bit short of that, more like 48%. But there is favour galore here - definitely get fresh green apples, toffee and a heap of vanilla, plus some grape notes with a spicy attack from the oak and almost some pepper. A little more water opens it up further and I get sweetness and more malted notes once the scotch mist arrives. A nice long finish as well with only a hint of smoke on the tail, barely there. If you don't like the peat in Scotch then this will not scare you away at all.
For the money, the value is outstanding. Not as good as the 15yo where Glenfarclas has always shined, but you get a significant ABV and great flavor in a 1 litre format for less than many 700ml bottles at 40-43%ABV (Glenfiddich 18yo I am looking at you). Every scotch guy should have a bottle of Glenfarclas - if it cannot be the 15 or 21yo then it should be this because the 30yo is way too expensive.
Highly recommended, even at the normal price. It is a steal at $105/1000ml - get it and something else (Glenfiddich 18yo 700ml on sale for $99) to make $200 for free shipping, or most places in AU get it for $15 post which is still pretty cheap.
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I've been there twice 
. We're all fans of single malts 