Aberlour vs Glenfarclas
Two Speyside distilleries that both lean sherried, and both offer a cask-strength bottling that their fans treat as the real one. A value comparison as much as a style one.
Aberlour
France's favourite single malt, double-cask to its core
Full profile →Glenfarclas
Family-owned sherry-cask tradition without the luxury markup
Full profile →- Founded
- 18791836
- Region
- SpeysideSpeyside
- Signature bottling
- A'bunadhGlenfarclas 105
- House style
- Plump sherried fruit — apricot, toffee and gentle spice.Traditional sherried Speyside — rich, spicy and honestly priced.
- Core range
- Aberlour 12 Double Cask · A'bunadh · Aberlour 16Glenfarclas 12 · Glenfarclas 105 · Glenfarclas 25
Every figure above is read from the Atlas entry for each, so this page stays in step with them.