GLENFARCLAS 1993 1.172 'SOPHISTICATED, DELICATE AND FEMININE' - THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY

It's always nice to try something a bit different - like Glenfarclas from an ex-bourbon cask.
I've reviewed one previously - a 28yo expression also from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society like the one I'm about to review.

This expression caught be a bit by surprise, as I -from the very ladylike naming by the SMWS- found a much more upfront and freshness than expected... Ladies, not that you can't upfront and fresh and also sophisticated, delicate and feminine at the same time. I was just expecting something completely different :-)

A pair of still at Glenfarclas, March 23 2009 © The Malt Desk

Glenfarclas 1993 1.172 19yo (23.09.1993) 'Sophisticated, Delicate and Feminine' 55,7%, 230 bottles, refill ex-bourbon hogshead, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Colour is pale straw

Nose:
Fresh vanilla, hint of something floral, cucumber, citrus and raspberry, hint of yeast/fresh dough notes, draff, much like a cooked note - it all works rather well, IMO

Taste:
Fantastic mouth arrival. Sweet vanilla and danish pastry. Grass and lemony. It never gets overly sweet and continues to make you mouth water. It stays fresh and zesty throwing in a hint of orange marmalade and a little ginger. The finish gets a little more spicy, but it never leaves its malt pedigree behind.

What a great expression! IMO, there's not much femininity surrounding this one ;-)

89/100!