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20th April 2010 |
 Family
owned Glenfarclas have added a new 40
Years Old whisky to their portfolio of
premium Highland Single Malt Scotch
Whiskies. Glenfarclas 40 Years Old has
been bottled at 46% vol. from casks
filled in the late 1960s, and selected
by George S. Grant, Director of Sales
and the sixth generation of the family
which own and manage the distillery.
With good stocks of casks filled in the
1960s, the distillery is now able to
offer whisky with a 40 years old age
statement as part of their core range.
This whisky will be available worldwide,
with a quarter of production destined
for North America.
Glenfarclas 40 Years Old will be
formally launched on the 29th April
2010, with a consumer tasting at the
distillery during the Spirit of Speyside
Whisky Festival. Places at this unique
tasting, hosted by George Grant, are
available to book via the festival’s
website.
Glenfarclas 40 Years Old is presented in
the Glenfarclas amber bottle and a ruby
gift tube, with a design akin to the
Glenfarclas 10 Years Old. By
deliberately not over-packaging this old
whisky, J. & G. Grant are able to offer
the Glenfarclas 40 Years Old at a
competitive UK recommended retail price
of £350. As George Grant explained,
‘Compared to other whiskies of a similar
age, this has been priced to open and
enjoy.’
For those looking to try before
purchasing a bottle, The Coburg Bar at
the Connaught Hotel, in London’s
Mayfair, and the Mash Tun Pub in
Aberlour, Speyside, are already offering
drinkers the chance to enjoy this
exceptional whisky by the dram.
For more details on the launch tasting,
which will allow you the rare
opportunity to compare four different
Glenfarclas forty year old whiskies,
please see the
Sprit of Speyside website.
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Glenfarclas 40 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Nose: The nose is reminiscent of
relaxing in an old leather armchair,
while eating walnuts and
chocolate-covered raisins.
Taste:
It has a sweet initial taste – orange
segments dipped in liquid chocolate –
then a lovely flavour of burnt brown
sugar at the back of the mouth.
Finish:
The dry finish oozes big tannins and
more rich dark cocoa beans.
Comment:
Let this whisky breathe a little or add
a drop or two of water to fully open up
the dram.
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