Glenfarclas / 1996 Sherry Butt

Glenfarclas

1996 Sherry Butt

ABV 55.6%
REVIEWED Issue 101

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Specifications

Brand: Glenfarclas
Expression: 1996 Sherry Butt
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
Year of bottling: 2012
ABV: 55.6%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Huge amounts of creamy, caramel toffee mixed with butterscotch syrup - Hogwarts butter beer maybe? Along side orange peel that earthy note again, almond and dried fruit.
Palate: Chewy creamy toffee but there's a slight mustiness which diminishes it just a little. Overall though a lovely balance between sweetness and woody grip.
Finish: Soft and long.
Comment: Lovely, however that musty edge knocks it back.

8.0

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Malty and oaky. Fresh sawdust. Cream fudge. Crème brûlée.
Palate: Sweet at start then getting an oaky grip. Fizzy and biting. A rancid note(like rancid walnuts).
Finish: Numbing and burning. With some fruity character (grapes and walnuts).
Comment: The nose offered some smoothness that the palate denied. Not numbingwith water but gets bitter.

7.2

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