GLENFARCLAS 47 YEARS

Nose
Strong sherry aroma hits first, very fruity with strong raspberry and all kinds of red-dark berries; then coffee, polished teak panels, then wood spices (cloves, star anise and cinnamon). Later more earthy and herbal notes appear, but it remains utterly clean. With water its more mellow and sweeter, brings out some honey. Very complex.

Mouth/Palate
Big mouthfeel, oily, powerful attack. Sweet sherry kicks in, then very fruity (now all on oranges and other citrus ones), then earthy flavours such as liquorice and Coca-Cola. Mulled wine. Very rich, half sweet and half dry. With water it becomes thicker, oilier, sweeter but also very balanced. Diluted, there are more tannins, very mouth coating, but not drying. Wow, so tasty, so complex, so full.

Finish
Very, very long, actually it stays for over half an hour. The finish is warming, raspberry again, undiluted there is a slight bitterness, think of fresh pink grapefruit. Later some mint and white fruits, baked apples and pears. Spicy (chilies / hot pepper) at the very end. Water takes the bitterness completely away, just adding a sweeter and rounder end.