Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength 20 Years Old 70cl 60°

Archive Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength 20 Years Old 70cl 60°
Distillery : Glenfarclas / Country : Scotland / Reference: : 39141

Glenfarclas 105 is a superb whisky gathering all the aromas of the Glenfarclas range in a single bottle. This version is at cask strength, at the natural alcohol strength straight from the cask and without any reduction. 105 stands for the English grading of the bottle strength, an alcohol content of 60°.

A combination of Single Malts aged in Bourbon and Sevilla Sherry casks, this whisky develops remarkable smoothness with sherried wood notes, nuts, honey and coffee. Its aromatic richness and depth soften the strength of Glenfarclas and allows to taste it neat.

For a second sip, a few drops of water should be added to coax out the fruity and spicy flavours of this amazing spirit.

As the distillery has been independent, and family-owned since the 19th century, Glenfarclas produces a traditional Single Malt and has been using the same kind of stills since 1836. The distillery focuses on a Sherry casks maturation, which develops the rich and fruity flavours of the whisky.

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Features
Volume0.7 L
ABV60 °
TypeSingle malt
DistilleryGlenfarclas
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
Age20 years
MaturationBourbon & Sherry
PeatNon Peated
CharacteristicsCask Strength
PackagingTube
Reference:39141

Amongst the few genuinely independent Scottish distilleries, Glenfarclas is the most envied for its autonomy.


Since 1865, the history of Glenfarclas has been deeply intertwined with the history of the Grant’s family. On June 8, 1865, John Grant became tenant of the Rechlerich farm and bought the Glenfarclas distillery, founded in 1836, for £511.19.


Today Glenfarclas is one of the few entirely independent family-run distilleries. Whiskies produced by the distillery are widely recognized by the discerning palates and ranked amongst the first Speyside whiskies. The Grant’s family motto, today represented by the 5th and 6th generation, is to create “a pure and perfect Scotch Highland whisky in the traditional Speyside style”. The name Glenfarclas means “the valley of the green grass” and the distillery is located about 1.5km away from the Spey, near Marypark village.


Glenfarclas kept the same stills than those used back in 1836 : 6 stills amongst the biggest of Speyside. The Sherry influence is remarkable: Glenfarclas has uncompromising values when investing in the best Sherry casks, and owns today near than 68000 casks, ageing in 32 different warehouses. These are Spanish casks of Oloroso and Fino Sherry, charred so as to coax out all of the vanilla flavor and sweeten the whisky. Glenfarclas has been developing vintage casks every year since 1952 until today. Each vintage reveals unique character and aromas, from the delicate freshness of a 10 year-old whisky to a sweet 30 year-old  Single Malt.


The official release of the Family Casks in 2008 made history: the range offers not less than 43 vintage bottlings, from 1952 to 1994, each being single casks bottled at cask strength.


In 2016, when participating to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016, Glenfarclas has been voted Best Scotch Single Malt Distillery. 39 experts from the World Spirits Industry rewarded the Glenfarclas Distillery with 6 medals attributed to various whiskies.

Colour: dark gold.

Nose: complex, oaky, with notes of nuts, honey, apples, pears and appealing caramel and Sherry notes.

Palate: dry, develops quickly into a spicy richness, mingled with oaky notes and a hint of candied fruits.

Finish: a surprising smoothness in regard to the alcohol strength, a lovely warmth of the lingering, yet sweet smoky notes.