Glenfarclas Port Pipe Edition 33 Years Old 1981

Port Pipe Edition

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$779

An official Glenfarclas, a 33 year old, 1981, at 46%. A rich orchard sweetness and dark sugar, with red berry, plum and a dry spice from the cask. Its Family Casks draw single vintages from a deep, old inventory. Its water rises from the granite of Ben Rinnes, above Ballindalloch. This is a deep, sherried Speyside single malt.

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SKU GFC192 Categories Glenfarclas, Scottish Whisky, Speyside, Whiskey

Description

A distillery release of Glenfarclas, a 33 year old, from 1981, cask 134 + 135, at 46%, 620 bottles in all. Glenfarclas, the glen of green grass, is a richly sherried Speyside single malt. It launched the 105 in 1968, one of the first cask strength single malts sold to the public.

It was drawn from a thick, heavy wash, giving a deep, full bodied Speyside spirit. A Port cask held it, drawing the rich spirit on over the years. At a great, fragile age oxidation rules, sotolon lending maple and dried fig as beeswax and old leather linger. Long ageing turns the fresh notes towards date, prune and a dark, bittersweet chocolate. The cool, slow dunnage ageing loses little to evaporation, the spirit holding its depth. The wood frames the spirit without ever stripping the full Speyside body. Vanillin and oak lactones from the wood lend vanilla and a soft coconut over the fruit.

At 46% it is smooth and rich. Baked apple, honey and a dark chocolate, with red berry, plum and a dry spice from the cask. The mouthfeel is full and coating, the fruit dark and sweet. A long finish carries raisin, chocolate and a treacle. This is a rich Speyside malt of dried fruit and nut.