Glenfarclas 25 Year Old

Glenfarclas 25 Year Old Scotch Whiksy

Glenfarclas 25 YO

Highland

43% ABV, 86 Proof 

Eye: Burnished gold. Medium rim and syrupy legs. 

Nose: Apple, light orchard fruit that bounces out of the glass. 

Palate: A bit of oak, then a full-on orchard walk: fruit, wood, a little grass, and a hint of char smoke at the end. Sweetness tapers towards the end. Oily, coating, and medium-bodied.

Finish: Drying apples and smoke. 

Overall: The oak gives a lovely drying note, but of the three (15, 21, and 25) I still lean towards the Glenfarclas 15. The Glenfarclas 25 feels a little too oaky to be fully balanced, even if its good overall. 

Rating: 5.4

10 | Insurpassable | Nothing Else Comes Close (Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel)

9 | Incredible | Extraordinary (GTS, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B518 and B520)

8 | Excellent | Exceptional (12+YO MGP Bourbon, Highland Park Single Barrels)

7 | Great | Well above average (Blanton’s Original, Old Weller Antique, Booker’s)

6 | Very Good | Better than average (Four Roses Small Batch Select, Knob Creek 14+ YO Picks)

5 | Good | Good, solid, ordinary (Elijah Craig Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond)

4 | Sub-par | Many things I’d rather have (A.D. Laws Four Grain, Compass Box “Oak Cross”)

3 | Bad | Flawed (Iron Smoke Bourbon, Balcones)

2 | Poor | Forced myself to drink it (Buckshee Bourbon and Rye)

1 | Disgusting | Drain pour (Virginia Distilling Co. Cider Cask)

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