Whisky-Review - Glenfarclas

I recently attended a Glenfarclas whisky tasting in Malmö, Sweden.
It was hosted by the Swedish importer and was carried out by Robert Ransom, who is the Director of Sales & Marketing at the Glenfarclas Distillery.

We tasted 5 different whiskies:
12 years, 43%
15 years, 46%
25 years, 43%
30 years, 43%
105, 60% (no age on the label but at least 10 years old)

Glenfarclas uses 2/3 of the whisky from sherry casks and 1/3 from bourbon casks, except for the 30 year old where all of the whisky matures in sherry casks.

Here is a summary of the tasting notes:

Colour: They are all dark from gold to mahogany.

Nose, without water: They are all warming except the 105, which is fresh.

Nose, with water: Sweet, fruity

Body: They are all medium to full-bodied

Mouth feel: Mostly dry and some rough

Overall flavour: 12y, 15y, 18y - sweet, fruity, dried fruit, spicy.
30y sweet, fruity, chocolate, sherry, raisins, a little spicy.
105, spicy, chilli.

Finish: Is for all medium to long, where the 30y is longest.

Conclusion: The 12y, 15y, 25y and 30y are all similar in nose and taste, where the age and sherry cask of the 30y made it my favourite. The 15y was close. The 25y improved after a while and the 12y is a good price-worthy dram.
The 105 is a "tough" one which you should enjoy on a pick-nick on a windy autumn or winters day, or after the pick.nick.

After the tasting we could keep the very nice tasting mats.