The Story
25 years. Sherry Cask Matured. Glenfarclas — a quarter century of exclusive sherry cask maturation from one of Scotland's oldest family-owned independent distilleries, presenting the concentrated dried fruit, coffee, and oak complexity that 25 years of Glenfarclas's traditional house style produces in the Livet Valley microclimate.
The Glenfarclas 25 Year is the apex of the distillery's standard age-stated range — above the 17 Year in the current collection — and represents the full development of the Grant family's 160-year commitment to sherry cask maturation. At 25 years, the sherry oak's dried fruit and spice character has deeply integrated with the Speyside spirit, producing the nuttiness, ripe orange, and coffee complexity that only extended sherry cask contact produces.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Amber, dark gold, orange marmalade, honey, coffee, nuttiness
- Palate: Full ripe sweetness, finely peated, orange, rich sherry, oak
- Finish: Long, lasting smoky maltiness with fresh notes
Specs
- Distillery: Glenfarclas, Ballindalloch, Speyside, Scotland (est. 1836, Grant family since 1865)
- Style: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Sherry Cask Matured
- Age: 25 years
- ABV: 43%
- Size: 750ml
Browse all Scotch whisky at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is the 25 Year the top of the Glenfarclas standard range? The standard age-stated range extends further — Glenfarclas produces expressions through 30, 40, and 50 years. The 25 Year is the highest age-stated Glenfarclas currently in the Wooden Cork collection, sitting above the 17 Year also in stock.
Description
25 years. Sherry Cask Matured. Glenfarclas — a quarter century of exclusive sherry cask maturation from one of Scotland's oldest family-owned independent distilleries, presenting the concentrated dried fruit, coffee, and oak complexity that 25 years of Glenfarclas's traditional house style produces in the Livet Valley microclimate.
The Glenfarclas 25 Year is the apex of the distillery's standard age-stated range — above the 17 Year in the current collection — and represents the full development of the Grant family's 160-year commitment to sherry cask maturation. At 25 years, the sherry oak's dried fruit and spice character has deeply integrated with the Speyside spirit, producing the nuttiness, ripe orange, and coffee complexity that only extended sherry cask contact produces.
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Amber, dark gold, orange marmalade, honey, coffee, nuttiness
- Palate: Full ripe sweetness, finely peated, orange, rich sherry, oak
- Finish: Long, lasting smoky maltiness with fresh notes
Specs
- Distillery: Glenfarclas, Ballindalloch, Speyside, Scotland (est. 1836, Grant family since 1865)
- Style: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Sherry Cask Matured
- Age: 25 years
- ABV: 43%
- Size: 750ml
Browse all Scotch whisky at Wooden Cork.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is the 25 Year the top of the Glenfarclas standard range? The standard age-stated range extends further — Glenfarclas produces expressions through 30, 40, and 50 years. The 25 Year is the highest age-stated Glenfarclas currently in the Wooden Cork collection, sitting above the 17 Year also in stock.
