Hunter Laing Old Malt Cask Glenfarclas 1992? (21 year old) 50%
Sherry/ Code: OMC2376/ Dist 1992(?) Btl: Apr 2014/ Tasted: May 2014
A leafy, boiled sweet sherry nose with liquorice, indeed, Tequilla-esque pulped fruit. Good complexity with icing sugar coated sun dried sultana, orange peel, grape, apricot and more boiled sweets! With time the aromas become quite creamy with hints of butterscotch and dry spice. The dried fruit also takes on a cognac-esque demeanor.
The palate is lightly nutty and maybe a little industrial to begin with earthy, edgy, dusty spice and pulped fruit. That fruit displays a lovely Tequilla-like pepperiness middle. Bold and brash with a lovely lingering sweet fruit and citrus finish. In conclusion the palate isn’t quite as complex as the nose and I could’ve done without the light industrial note, but it’s not too bad!
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