Glenfarclas 1953 Queen’s Coronation Decanter
Glenfarclas 1953 Queen’s Coronation
70cl / 51.1%
A delightful decanter containing 1953 vintage Glenfarclas. This bottling was released in 2013 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.
A limited release of only 60 specially commissioned crystal decanters. The whisky matured in a single oak cask in Glenfarclas’s cellars in Ballindalloch for almost six full decades before being bottled at its natural strength. Only air, wood and time have influenced the development of its magnificent flavour profile.
So, what have we learned? Well, I feel that this session has only underscored what I surmised last time. Which is that the character of Glenfarclas really shifted quite distinctly around 1980. From that luscious and luxuriously fruity and opulent 1970s style to a more punchy, robust, biscuity, mineral. And sometimes rather austere 1980s profile. I think you could say things even improved a little in the 1990s as the fatness of the distillate seemed to increase and the quality of the sherry casks was still good. But of course these are amateur observations based on what really only amounts to a handful of casks out of thousands across decades. Glenfarclas 1953 Queen’s Coronation Decanter
I would also point out that I feel Glenfarclas is still making some excellent whiskies and still bottling some really terrific casks. The 2003 that we ended the Family Casks on was really something. It’s also probably worth noting that the scores were pretty consistent across three decades of bottlings, mostly hovering around the 88-91 range. Whether that’s due to consistency of production quality or cask selection for the Family Cask series I’m not sure. I suspect more likely the former.
It also underscores the importance of distilleries like Glenfarclas that invest a little more in the future of their own single malt stocks, rather than just churning out blending fodder, or new starts rushing everything to bottle at 3 years old. The riches that you can reap at even just a couple of decades down the line are worth the effort I’d say.
Look out for my next Glenfarclas session on Whiskyfun, coming sometime around January 2035.
Heartfelt thanks to Dirk, who clearly knows the secret tunnel to the Glenfarclas warehouses!
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