Glenfarclas 15 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 28 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

Whisky Magazine is the perfect complement to the dram in your glass. Every issue brings you fascinating articles on the art, science and romance of the 'water of life', plus page after page of tasting notes.

• Issue 28 online • Buy issue 28 (£5.95)
• Subscribe to Whisky Magazine (from £28.38)
• Preview current issue (73) • Preview other issues online

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Earthy. Autumnal. Rain on the forest floor. A smoky peat fire somewhere in the distance. Palate Big, firm, cereal-grain nuttiness. Develops a lot of sweetness, then a balance of floweriness. Finish Intense. Honey, shrubs and reeds. Mustardy. Comment Judging from the colour, as well as aroma and flavour, this is Glenfarclas without its dressing of sherry. Having removed its jacket and necktie, it appears more muscular and aggressive.

Dave Broom Nose Very pale. Touch of flowers, baked banana and some leather (pigskin). Seems immature. Palate Starts dry. The mid-palate is very concentrated with a dry nuttiness. Pretty tight. Finish Crisp. Comment Another that seems too young. Pent-up energy but no integration. Not the Glenfarclas 15 I know.