We transferred this from a first fill bourbon barrel into a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead after nine years. The nose gave maple syrup poured over warm buttered pancakes, prunes, chocolate-covered honeycomb bars and flowers on a polished table. The palate was intensely sweet – serving up toffee, butterscotch, pecan pie and fruit cake – with additional flavours of limoncello, dark chocolate, black pepper and sherry. The reduced nose held up wonderfully to deliver Valencia orange peel, medjool dates, marzipan and toasted almonds. Tasting it again, some mango, grape, lemon meringue pie and orange blossom painted an even more exotic palate, finishing warmly with clove, coriander and sugar-coated fennel seeds.
This is a single Cask Glenfarclas bottle much like the Family casks only without the wooden box.
We have tasted this first hand and it is an astonishing dram for the age & money. If you're a fan of the Family Casks series then this is up there with a dried fruit , burnt caramel taste profile from the SMWS.
