Another impressively complex Glenfarclas from 1968. It’s a little more 'intellectual' than the previous two, but it's also more unique due to the Manzanilla cask (certainly not the first bottling of this type by Glenfarclas, but still pretty rare). Unfortunately, the price is also higher than before, perhaps because of the official label and the cardboard box. Nose Great nose, on aromatic fruits (kumquats, Seville oranges, peach pits, guava, yellow plums, grapes - not the usual oloroso sherry fruits) and beautiful waxy / mineral notes (paraffin, scented balm). Buttercups. Quite some spices (nutmeg, mint) as well as nicely integrated, polished oak. Light tobacco. Taste Half sweet, half spicy. The fruits are more pronounced now, more jammy with slightly more tropical hints. Soft pepper and ginger, hints of eucalyptus. Distant traces of nuts. Growing savoury, more oaky and slightly bitter towards the end. Finish Long, with lingering fruit, chamomile tea (or is that the power of suggestion?) and drying spices. Indeed, there's also a faint salty edge.

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