Whisky Forum - Glenfarclas 12 year old

albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

I was coming back from a stag weekend in Amsterdam yesterday and picked up a bottle of the above for 33 euro (about Â£27) for a 1l bottle. I have enjoyed the other Glenfarclas age whiskies so I thought I'd give it a go.

Has anyone had it? What's it like?
Hopefully I haven't gone too wrong especially given the price.

Cheers

Alexppp · Master Of Malts Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 1791

Grant M · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:12 pm Post subject:

I have had a few bottles of the Glenfarclas 12 and IMO it is excellent. Way smoother than the 10 year old and plenty of honey and vanilla and the usual quality Glenfarclas sherry influence. It really is a cracking dram in my opinion. I often pick up the 1 litre travel retail bottling when passing through an airport as it is great value for money. Sainsburys used to stock the Glenfarclas 12 a few years ago but unfortunately they dont now.

albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Excellent thank you.

Pretty much all of the bottles were a great price and getting 1l rather than 700ml makes them better value, the Ardbeg 10 was 48 euro (about Â£40) for example.

I was thinking that if Ryanair or easyJet do those Â£1 tickets, I may try and pick one up for anywhere, just go through security flash the boarding card, pick up a couple of bottles and head home again.

Alexppp · Master Of Malts Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 1791

bifter · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject:

Firstly, I've tried Glenfarclas 15, 21 and 25. The 21 was so so IMHO but I loved the others.

I'm confused though. I thought you could buy drinks in the airport shops but that any internal EU journeys did not entitle you to duty free (as it's a common market). I would have thought they'd check your boarding pass or similar, did they even ask your destination?
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albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Yes they checked my boarding pass, it's no longer classed as duty free I think. It's just more reasonably priced.

As for the Ryanair/easyJet thing, they would never know I wasn't flying, I would have purchased my flight and have my boarding card which I could present when I picked up the whisky, I would just choose not to get on the plain and instead just leave the airport.

Keith · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:34 pm Post subject: