Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas 40 Year Old 'Scottish Classic', Sherry Cask, 2000, 43%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 69
Average Score
Avg 93
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Description

The limited edition Scottish Classic was touted as a "celebration of the third millennium." The range of 600 individually numbered bottles commemorates three great Scottish literary heroes. Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert "Rabbie" Burns are all honoured by artwork produced by three different artists. Each bottle has an illustration of a scene from one of the authors' magna oper ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Feb 9, 2026SGD 2,489.23
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Dec 1, 2025SGD 2,368.39
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 9, 2025SGD 2,357.64
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
a particular family run Bodega in Spain
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
600
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden stand/cage, box reminiscent of Glenfarclas' warehouse doors
Series highlights
Scottish Classic series, a celebration of the third millennium, commemorates three great Scottish literary heroes with 30 different label variations.
Historical context
Celebration of the third millennium
Special release
Millennium Edition
Allocation
Japanese Airport
Nose
Dense dark chocolate, cigar box, raisin, antique leather, walnuts, prunes, oak polish, blackcurrant marmalade, tobacco, cigar boxes, roasted moccha, mint, eucalyptus, orange, creamy, sultanas, light grassy notes.
Palate
Christmas Cake elements, tobacco, chocolate orange brownies, coffee beans, chewy dried fruit, cinnamon, black pepper, sweet initial taste, orange segments, chocolate, burnt brown sugar, chocolate raisins, dates, figs, cherry, spicy, espresso, light honey suckle, dried wood spice, dark chocolate, nutmeg, nuts, orange liqueur, black olives.
Finish
Long, thick notes of Sherry and butterscotch, Seville orange marmalade, ginger, dry, big tannins, rich dark cocoa beans, deep leathery notes, concentrated mocacchino, gingerbread, warm, lingering oak, balsamic vinegar.
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