Glenfarclas Family Collector Series VI 40 Years Old 1976

Family Collector Series VI

700ml / 43.7%

Single Malt

$3036

A 40 year old Glenfarclas from the distillery, at 43.7%. Orange, raisin and a treacle edge, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Its Family Casks draw single vintages from a deep, old inventory. Run by six generations of the Grant family since 1865, one of Scotch’s last independents. This is Glenfarclas’s deep, fruity Speyside style.

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SKU GFC147 Categories Glenfarclas, Scottish Whisky, Speyside, Whiskey

Description

Glenfarclas from the distillery, a 40 year old, from 1976, at 43.7%, 1500 bottles in all. Glenfarclas is a Speyside single malt from Ballindalloch, in the heart of Speyside. It draws on that deep inventory for the Family Casks, single vintages reaching back to the 1950s. Its six stills are the largest in Speyside and among the very few still fired directly, now by gas.

The spirit was taken gently through wash and spirit stills, giving a deep, full bodied Speyside spirit. Maturation came in an Oloroso sherry cask, layered over the full Glenfarclas make. At a great, fragile age oxidation rules, sotolon lending maple and dried fig as beeswax and old leather linger. Years in oak deepen the spirit to a darker gold, the body growing rounder and more resinous with time. The full spirit deepens with time, the cask drawing out its darker register.

At an approachable 43.7% it is soft and fruity. Orange, raisin and a treacle edge, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Beneath it run dried fruit, dark sugar and a warm spice. The finish is long, rich and spiced. This is a full bodied Speyside single malt of real richness.

Additional information

Weight

1.6 kg