Glenfarclas Christmas Malt Whisky Edition 19 Years Old 1991

A 19 year old Glenfarclas, a distillery bottling, from 1991, cask 11107 + 11108, at 46%, 1350 bottles in all. Glenfarclas, the glen of green grass, is a richly sherried Speyside single malt. It holds some sixty eight thousand casks on site in dunnage warehouses, with stock from every year since 1953. Direct firing chars the wash a little, lending the rich, nutty depth Glenfarclas is known for. It draws on that deep inventory for the Family Casks, single vintages reaching back to the 1950s.

Distilled to a rich, generous cut, for the rich, sherried make Glenfarclas is known for. An Oloroso sherry cask held it, drawing the rich spirit on over the years. At oxidative maturity aldehydes lend a nutty edge while ellagitannins draw a drying, structured grip across the fruit. The cool, slow dunnage ageing loses little to evaporation, the spirit holding its depth. Long ageing turns the fresh notes towards date, prune and a dark, bittersweet chocolate.

Bottled at 46%, it is rounded and full. A deep, dark sweetness, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. A baked apple and a warm cinnamon lift the middle. The close is rich and dark, fruit over a warm spice. This is a deep, sherried Speyside single malt.