brilliant combo - glenfarclas 50-year-old and a cigar

[Ken Gargett]

yes, cigar might be a smidge generic, but it was from a box of roller cigars i have collected over the years. the one thing i do know is that none of them are from Hamlet. anyway, it was in superb condition. firm in the hand, dark chocolatey wrapper. a very long slow smoke. took a couple of hours, draw was firm but fine. evolved over the journey. 

the whisky (and apols, i cannot get photos to stand upright) was a sample bottle for some stuff i am doing (for those who thought i'd splashed out $14,000 on a bottle of whisky, i must disappoint you). truly stunning stuff and they made an amazing match. 

[dominattorney]

Good story, @Ken Gargett. I must confess, my best pairings have rarely been more articulate. 

[Nevrknow]

No worries. @JohnS will be along shortly to fix the photos. 👍🏻😁

[Ken Gargett]

18 minutes ago, Nevrknow said:

No worries. @JohnS will be along shortly to fix the photos. 👍🏻😁

he and fuzz are both very good at that. 

[ayedfy]

Must have been phenomenal! I love young Glenfarclas but in my opinion they’re one of the distilleries that is almost guaranteed to get even better as the age (and unfortunately price tag) goes up. 15 used to be a mainstay but now a special treat at current prices, 25 a marked step up, and 40 blew my socks off and cracked the 95+ range in my personal scoring.

[targa88]

Glenfarclas is old school - made the way it should be ( non chill filtered, no colouring, etc).

Only 836 bottles of this one.

@Ken GargettCan't imagine how smooth it must have been to taste

[Ken Gargett]

16 hours ago, ayedfy said:

Must have been phenomenal! I love young Glenfarclas but in my opinion they’re one of the distilleries that is almost guaranteed to get even better as the age (and unfortunately price tag) goes up. 15 used to be a mainstay but now a special treat at current prices, 25 a marked step up, and 40 blew my socks off and cracked the 95+ range in my personal scoring.

i like the 21 and 25 but the 40 is a seriously amazing whisky. 

and yes, really quite incredibly smooth. 

[Cigar Surgeon]

Damn Ken, even I haven't had a pass at the 50 y/o Glenfarclas. Well done.