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Мощный хересный Glenfarclas в бочковой крепости с выраженным европейским дубом и сухофруктами; хвалят за насыщенность и цену, критикуют за агрессивный дуб и обязательность воды. Оценки согласованные, около 85.
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В аромате — интенсивные хересные ноты, красные ягоды, изюм, чернослив, инжир, финики, курага, мёд и оттенки кофе и какао, с ощутимым, но по большей части неплохо встроенным спиртом и сухим пряным дубом. Вкус плотный, маслянистый, перечно-пряный, с малиной и другими ягодами, вишней, шоколадом, солодом и заметными дубильными веществами; послевкусие средней длины, сухое, согревающее, с ягодным компотом, сухофруктами и дубом. Хвалят за насыщенность, богатство и соотношение цены и качества, а также за узнаваемый дистиллятный характер марки; критикуют за доминирующий, угловатый дуб, сухость и лёгкую горчинку, из-за чего многие настаивают на разбавлении водой.
Опытные ревьюеры держатся плотно в диапазоне 85–89, отмечая яркую фруктово-хересную насыщенность как сильную сторону; один из авторитетных дегустаторов счёл образец слабоватым «по меркам Farclas», поставив 85. Менее опытные дают более широкий разброс — от 78 и 82 (жалобы на подавляющий дуб и нехватку фруктов) до восторженных 88 и явно выпадающих 99; в среднем оценки согласованы вокруг 85, и главное расхождение не в профиле, а в терпимости к дубовой сухости и необходимости воды.
нос 87 · вкус 85 · финиш 84
21+ 22 21+ 22 87 sherry is strong, but quite tasty!
нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
Very fruity and intense, a lot of typical sherry fruitiness with a strong alcohol influenced, without being too overwhelming. Nice Farclas for sure.
| Нос |
87 |
Fruity, red fruits, berries. Raisins, also some honey sweetness. Strong and intense, pretty much alcohol stinging a bit. Prunes now, and some notes of coffee. |
| Вкус |
88 |
Intense, a lot of pepper and pickering, raspberry and other berry-like flavours, winegums, full taste, also some chocolate. Again also pretty much alcohol, giving it a little bitter note as well, without being unpleasant. |
| Финиш |
87 |
Now a bit softer, still a full taste, a lot of winegums now, and raspberry. Warming and intense, pretty long finish. |
[August, 2014] Together with friends I emptied a bottle that I bought for 49 Euro in July, 2014.In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50 - 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored it 85. My notes state "weakish by 'farclas standards".
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
COLOUR: light amber - Oak, oak above everything..... - so even with a lot of water this brute oak remains constantly present - unfortunately not much noticeable fruit (5cl is enough also, not quite my taste) - nevertheless, unaffected by this, an honest one in terms of quality and good whisky - much stronger, more angular but also better than the Oloroso Sherry Cask or the 15 J.
A successful Cask Strength bottling at a great price! [Color] dark amber;
Great value for money, lots of flavor and aroma for little money
Overall a very nice sherry board with a decent load of European oak. For me, the highlight is the wonderfully intense nose. But this bottling is also impressive on the palate. If you want, you can do it without water.
| Нос |
89 |
Opens really quickly and a very nice, intense and spicy sherry nose is revealed. The alcohol is well integrated and is hardly noticeable. First come really magnificently spicy oak notes, complemented by a whole hodgepodge of dried fruits. Figs, prunes, dates, dried apricots, dried raspberries, vanilla, persipan, cocktail cherries, walnuts, sea buckthorn sweets, lemon balm. |
| Вкус |
88 |
Powerful attack - slightly dry - with equally powerful oak, which also releases tannins properly, but not excessively. The body is nice and oily and it's nice how the flow of saliva is stimulated. Spicy oak (very multifaceted), dried orange slices, cherries, malt, dates, both damp and dry-dusty wood, turmeric, cranberries, caramel, preserved plums, vanilla crumbs (fresh), grapefruit. |
| Финиш |
87 |
The finish is medium length, rather shorter than I expected and slightly dry. Pickled cherries, dried oranges, rosewater, raspberry compote, malt, milk chocolate, oak. |
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 81
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
нос 86 · вкус 79 · финиш 81
нос 83 · вкус 83 · финиш 82
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 85
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
Walking in the fruitsherrywood by tasting some plum oak marmelade! Concerning price/performance ratio: 8/10
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 89
It was good, but I had to help a lot with water. This combination of sweet and tart was enjoyable, as was enjoying it with the right water ratio.
Glenfarclas 2000-2013, about 13 years, 58.5% alc. original bottling Expansion: sherry casks Region: Speyside, Scotland Special feature: vintage of several sherry casks, limited to 6,000 bottles. Nose: deeply aromatic. Dark fruits and fresh apricots, clementines, tangerines, toffee and sugarcane, some caramel and nuts. In addition, a touch of malt and a very light Rosinennote. Some seasoning and dry oak wood. Palate: Oily and full-bodied, dried fruit and malt, a few nuts. The mouth gradually dries up, the oak wood seems strong, bitter and spicy. Finish: Medium long - but comes back. Very dry with lots of dried fruits and cereals, some nuts, reminiscent of dry cereal. 85/100 points (tasted 2015, approx. 50 €) Thanks to Peat Head for the rehearsal Published on: www.facebook.de/notesofmalt and later on: www.notesofmalt.de
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 86
For the price a very good quality. Glenfarclas in cask strength with age.
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
N: Alcoholic-peppery, dry oak, pleasantly metallic, gunpowder, Sherry sweet, menthol, garden herbs, ricola, marjoram, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sultanas, clear "artisanal" Glenfarclas style, reminiscent of the '105s T: Sherrysweet, alcoholic, peppery-spicy, metallic, dry bitterness, again gunpowder, oak, menthol, deep fruit note (sultanas?), Licorice, roasted pine nuts ... Water and time in the air are mandatory, one tends to drown Q: Long, dry, metallic, liquorice, some sherry, oak comes Rass, dirty, mostly European sherry casks, not unpleasant, brings the full Brennereicharakter of Glenfarclas, which, as with Edradour, something alcoholic-peppery-metallic, which does not seem sprittig, but interesting, as if you lick the fuel bubble. With the 105er for about 30 € / liter one is served equally well on the place mMn
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 87
Okay cask strength! be sure to add some water, about 5-10%
A really extremely sherry-heavy Scotch, the smell immediately spreads throughout the room. Very tasty, good to drink undiluted and with a pleasant wood content. A comparison with the slightly reduced alcohol strength version (WB52352, 9000 bottles) is very interesting. The resemblance is so colossal that I think there must first have been a common vatting. If you like sherry bottlings, you've come to the right place!