Did I mention that I went to the Spirit of Speyside Festival this year? Yeah, I think I did! While there, I also picked up a bottle of the Distillery Exclusive that Glenfarclas released for the festival.
It's no secret that the Glenfarclas 40 Year Old is an all-time favourite over here at Words of Whisky. Let's see how its younger sibling fares, the Glenfarclas 25 Years Old.
Glenfarclas teamed up with The Whisky Exchange for two high strength releases: a 15-year-old bottled at 100 Proof and a 21-year-old bottled at 95 proof.
After this Glenfarclas had spent almost two decades in an ex-bourbon cask, the contents where then transferred to a virgin oak cask. That's almost never a good sign.
Ask a group of whisky enthusiasts what their favourite affordable Glenfarclas is (I'd say the 25 year old is the cut-off point), and votes are often split between the 15 years old and the 21 years old.