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Tag Archives: Glenfarclas
Glenfarclas 31, 1988-2020, Oloroso casks, 46% – ‘Flora MacDonald
According to what I can find on the internet when I search for ‘Glenfarclas Famous Scots’, this is the 24th jubilee edition of the series. However, what the other 24 are seems to be shrouded in mystery. The bottling is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Famous Scots, Flora MacDonald, Glenfarclas, Limited Rare, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Whiskykoning
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Glenfarclas, 185th Anniversary, 46%
This year, Glenfarclas distillery celebrates their 185th anniversary. Of course, that had to be combined with a special celebratory release. And also of course, I got a bottle for bottle-sharing! This one filled up surprisingly quickly, so all I had … Continue reading
Glenfarclas 15, 52.1% – OB for The Netherlands
Contrary to yesterday, today’s whisky does state that it actually is Glenfarclas. It’s also not teaspooned, matured in refill and first fill casks and not nearly as dark. It is, however, 4% stronger in alcohol content. Still not a huge … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottled for The Netherlands, Glenfarclas, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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Two 40 year old Blairfindy whiskies
Back when I started drinking whisky, some 15 years ago, I started going to Whiskyslijterij De Koning. Back then he was the importer of Blackadder whiskies in The Netherlands and a Blairfindy 40 year old was on one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, 1965, Blackadder, Blairfindy, Glenfarclas, Sherry Cask, Speyside
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The Whisky Exchange Christmas Malt, Glenfarclas, 17yo, 58.7%
Yesterday a brand new sample arrived from The Whisky Exchange. It was their Christmas Malt for the upcoming festive season. According to their own press release it is “a 17-year-old Speyside from the canonical mystery family-owned distillery”. Quite a clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballindalloch, Christmas, Free Sample, Glenfarclas, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange, Undisclosed Distillery
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Black Friday 16yo, 54% – The Whisky Exchange
Last week I was sent a sample from The Whisky Exchange for their Black Friday whisky. There was not much information given except the age and the abv, and throughout the week we got morsels of information fed by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Friday, Cask Strength, Free Sample, Glenfarclas, Sherry Cask, Speyside, The Whisky Exchange
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Black Bull 40 #1, Black Bull 40 #4 and a rant on Black Bull 40
A lot of bull in this post, and that might be interpreted in multiple ways. Which is a good thing. A bit of ambiguity never hurt anyone. I think it was last week that I saw announcements for the new release … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Competition Day 1: Glenfarclas 25
So, yesterday night was the first day of the Blind Tasting Competition. I have been looking forward to it for a while now, and I made sure I tried the sample in time. I have been known to forget about … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballindalloch, Blind Tasting Competition, Glenfarclas, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Advent Calendar Day 1: Glenfarclas 25, 43%
On the first day of the Whisky Advent Calendar, by Drinks by the Dram / Master of Malt, I found a sample of Glenfarclas 25 waiting for me. I have to admit I already knew this since I peaked this … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent Calendar, Ballindaloch, Drinks by the Dram, Free Sample, Glenfarclas, Master of Malt, Speyside
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