Glenfarclas 1991 24 Years The Family Casks Sherry Butt Cask 162 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength 58.0% ABV - one of 562 bottles
The Family Casks are a unique collection of the best single casks from the distillery s warehouses. Launched in 2007, the collection initially comprised 43 single cask bottlings, with one cask from every year from 1952 to 1994. The Family Casks are bottled at cask strength and natural colour, allowing you to explore the subtle differences between casks and the history of family owned Glenfarclas.
A 24 year old Glenfarclas Single Cask Scotch Whisky from the Family Cask series and a special bottling of a selected Sherry Cask from the year 1991. For this bottling Glenfarclas filled a selected Sherry butt with Cask number 162 in the year 1991, were allowed to mature for 24 years in barrel and was produced in a run of only 562 bottles on 27. August 2015 at Cask Strength 58.0% ABV for the winter-release W15. A special copper-colored Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky from Glenfarclas in exceptional quality for its age, complex, absolutely first class and special recommendation for connoisseurs and collectors.
Glenfarclas (Gaelic about: valley of green grass) is located in an agricultural area below the slopes of Ben Rinnes in the northeast of Speyside, founded by Robert Hay in 1836 and obtained in 1844 to burn the license to whisky. 1865 distillery was sold to John Grant, whose descendants still own the distillery and this renovated 1896th In the years 1960 and 1976 the distillery to two to six today stills has been extended, which are the largest in Speyside. The distillery Glenfarclas is very successful and still owned by the Grant family, there is virtually no unofficial bottlings or versions of independent bottlers. The whisky s of Glenfarclas be stored almost exclusively in selected former sherry casks (Oloroso). There is a very wide range of different bottlings from the distillery itself. Glenfarclas has a well-maintained warehouse with very old and absolutely excellent whiskeys, which regularly receive awards and many bottlings are among the best whiskeys in the world, among connoisseurs have a high degree of recognition and in the same breath as Ardbeg, Macallan, Bowmore or Yamazaki to be named.
- Nose: Sherry, cocoa, prunes, nutty with spicy oak, cinnamon and cloves
- Palate: fine and old Oloroso sherry, dark chocolate, raisins, coffee, Christmas spices and oranges
- Finish: very long and complex
- Colour: copper
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Speyside / Location: Bannfshire
- Vintage: 1991
- Age 24 years old
- Year Bottled: 27. August 2015
- Cask-No.: 162
- Alcohol ABV% 58.0 - Cask Strength
- Cask Wood Type: Sherry Butt
- Bottling Serie: The Family Casks - Release Winter W15
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original boxed with booklet
- Producer/Importeur: J. and G. Grant, Rechlerich, Ballindalloch, AB37 9BD, Banffshire, Schottland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited - one of 562 bottles
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