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6th December 2013 |
The Whisky Exchange
name the Glenfarclas 15 year old their "under £50" Whisky
of the Year 2013.
 This week saw The Whisky Exchange host a
very special blind tasting at Vinopolis,
London for their customers, industry
friends, bloggers and the press in order
to declare their Whisky of The Year.
Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Single Malt
Scotch Whisky came out on top after a
rigorous selection process.
The Whisky Exchange carefully selected
whiskies to shortlist for the tasting
event and after much debate it came down
to a final eight, which were broken down
into three categories - light, medium
and heavy. The lighter style whiskies
were Glencadam 15 Year Old, Glenmorangie
10 Year Old and Benromach 10 Year Old,
the medium styles were contended by The
Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old, Tamdhu
10 Year Old and Glenfarclas 15 Year Old
and the heavier whiskies were Kilchoman
Machir Bay and finally, Lagavulin 16
Year Old.
All the whiskies selected had to fit
certain criteria; they had to be a
single malt scotch whisky, not be cask
strength, come in at under £50 and be in
ready supply so that everyone can get
their hands on it!
Sukhinder Singh, Director at The Whisky
Exchange said: "Having spent many weeks
accumulating a list with as many as 40
whiskies, The Whisky Exchange staff then
began fine tuning the list in order to
get to the final eight drams. Having
bloggers and writers at the event made
it very interesting for us to see which
products shone through under the
parameters of a blind tasting with a few
surprises amongst the flight."
A very special ninth whisky was
presented to guests as a thank you for
their invaluable support during the
evening. The final celebratory dram was
a Glengoyne 1990, 19 Year Old - an
exceptional whisky that was matured in a
first fill American oak bourbon barrel.
Only 201 bottles were released
exclusively for The Whisky Exchange,
having been selected by their customers
back in 2009.
Nick Tether, Marketing Manager at The
Whisky Exchange who also hosted the
tasting said: "The Whisky Exchange
Whisky of The Year is about celebrating
a whisky that can be enjoyed at any
occasion by one and all and not a
limited edition that only appeals to the
connoisseur. Putting it to a people's
vote, not only made it an impartial
final decision but kept harmony in the
office! There were many passionate,
strong and conflicting opinions at head
office, as you can imagine, so we must
say big thank you to all involved and of
course, congratulate Glenfarclas."
In celebration of The Whisky Exchange's
inaugural Whisky of the Year, the
Glenfarclas 15 Year Old is available to
buy from
The Whisky Exchange at the
special price of £39.95 (£4 off) until
the end of January 2014.
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Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Tasting
Notes
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The Whisky
Exchange Tasting Notes:
Dark, sherried 15 year old malt from one
of the best distilleries in Speyside. As
always, Glenfarclas remains one of the
best value malts on the market.
Top-quality, consistently great whisky.
Nose:
Fruitcake, raisins, honey, crystallised
ginger, orange marmalade, mixed peel,
heather and cake spices like cinnamon
and clove.
Taste:
The palate is medium-full and
silkily-textured and continues with the
flavours from the nose all on a base of
polished oak.
Finish:
Very smooth, long finish.
The
Glenfarclas 15 Year Old is available to
buy
HERE priced of £39.95.
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Glengoyne 1990 19 Year Old Tasting
Notes
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The Whisky
Exchange Tasting Notes:
A beautiful hogshead of Glengoyne 1990
bottled at 59.6% ABV for The Whisky
Exchange. Creamy melted vanilla
ice-cream on thick crust baked apple
pie. Glengoyne's lack of peat leads some
to regard it as a worthy but dull
whisky, but the truth is that the spirit
made here is of remarkable quality, and
when it gets into the right cask the
results are magical.
Nose:
Frankly gorgeous. Creamy vanilla, baked
apples, whiff of cinnamon & cocoa. Gets
quite leafy for a while, then wonderful
varnished wood aromas. The balance of
fruit and wood is just about perfect.
Taste:
A delicious mix of sweet and savoury,
with mild toffee flavours and the
vanilla from the nose balanced by the
appley fruit and very well-defined spicy
oak and spices. Impressively deep and
very moreish.
Finish:
Good
length. Gentle and warming, with toffee
and some hitherto unnoticed nuttiness.
The Glengoyne 1990 19 Year Old is
available to buy
HERE priced of £140.
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