This is an upcoming release from Eiling Lim , an official bottling of Glenfarclas , from a cask that she had been following for quite a while since she discovered it in a warehouse tasting.

There aren’t that many 100% bourbon Glenfarclas around, but it seems 1979 has quite a few of them. Usually these “plain oak” casks are hogsheads rebuilt from staves that once formed a bourbon barrel. We’re expecting a burst of tropical fruits.

Glenfarclas 37 yo 1979 (46,9%, OB for Eiling Lim 2016, plain oak cask #8818, 188 btl.)

Nose: very fruity indeed, although rather...