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GLENFARCLAS

ALL MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

15 years old

Distilled 1964

75 cl Bottle

46 G.L.
J. & G. Grant, Glenfarclas Distillery,
Ballindalloch

GLENFARCLAS

1 9 9 2

55,5 %

THE FAMILY CASKS

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE

Single Cask Highland

Malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled 1992

Sherry Butt

Cask Number 264

Bottling date: 01/03/07

One of 669 Bottles

Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant

Glenfarclas Distillery, Ballindalloch, Speyside

Light Bronze. Fruity and fragrant – with a hint of elderflower perhaps.

The flavor is buttery and light. You can almost taste the freshly – made pancakes,

served with syrup and ice cream. It ‘s very smooth and refreshing, and dances

over the tongue with light touches of pear drops. The finish is beautifully fresh,

long and light.

GLENFARCLAS

1 9 8 1

50,9 %

THE FAMILY CASKS

RELEASE V

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE

Single Cask Highland

Malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled 1981

Plain Hogshead

Cask Number 58

Bottling date: 04/05/10

One of 198 Bottles

Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant

Glenfarclas Distillery, Ballindalloch, Speyside

Antique Gold in colour. Fruity pipe tobacco, underlying old fashioned sweet shop

smell, hard fruit candies. A very fresh whisky for a 29 year old.

Although light and full on the nose, lots more tobacco and heavy tannins on the

taste, also some light spiciness. Not a long finish which definitely leaves you

wanting more.

A distinct 3 season whisky, where the nose, the taste and the finish do not blend

into each other.

George S. Grant, Brand Ambassador.

GLENFARCLAS

30 years old

40 %
OAK BRANDY CASK MATURED
LAST BOTTLE AND EMPTY
Scotch Whisky Single
Speyside Malt 1963
Distilled 6-6-63
Cask No. 3241
Bottled 19-5-93
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

29 April 2010

Glenfarclas have launched a new 40 years old whisky bottled at 46 % from casks

filled in the late 1960s and selected by George S. Grant.

Glenfarclas 40 years old is presented in the Glenfarclas amber bottle and a ruby

gift tube.

GLENFARCLAS

Aged 40 years

46 %

HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT

SCOTCH WHISKY

Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant

Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

This is not just a bottle of 40 year old Highland Malt. It is the result of over 170 years

of tradition and experience of secrets carried and murtered through six generations of

my family here in the heart of Speyside.

Many have wondered at the origins of the unique taste of Glenfarclas. Some believe the

secret lies in the tumbling waters of the Green Burn married with fresh Highland Air.

Others believe it is our great copper stills which continue to be direct fired and some

believe the secret is my family’s uncompromising commitment to maturing Glenfarclas

in the best oak casks in traditional Dunnage warehouses.

Wherever the secret lies we invite you to share in enjoying and savouring Gl;enfarclas.

John L. S. Grant.

GLENFARCLAS

LAST BOTTLE AND EMPTY

26 years old

40 %
OAK PORT CASK MATURED
Scotch Whisky Single
Speyside Malt 1967
Distilled 22-12-67
Cask No. 8921, 8922
Bottled 9-3-93
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GLENFARCLAS

23 years old

40 %
LAST BOTTLE AND EMPTY
OAK BRANDY CASK MATURED
Scotch Whisky Single
Speyside Malt 1970
Distilled 7-12-70
Cask No. 7293
Bottled 19-5-93
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GLENFARCLAS

8 years old

40 %
J. & G. Grant Glenfarclas Distillery,
Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

10 years old

40 %
J. & G. Grant Glenfarclas Distillery,
Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

12 years old

43 %
J. & G. Grant Glenfarclas Distillery,
Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

15 years old

46 %
J. & G. Grant Glenfarclas Distillery,
Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

10 years old

60 %
105o CASK STRENGHT
This is Glenfarclas Malt Whisky
as it was enjoyed by my forbears
in the 19th century at natural

cask strenght
(60 % volume/105 proof)
J. & G. Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside
First release in 1968 by Georg S. Grant for friends and family only.

GLENFARCLAS

17 years old

43 %
J. & G. Grant Glenfarclas Distillery,
Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

22 years old

43 %
SPIRIT OF THE MILLENNIUM
Genummerde flessen
2000 bottles
J. & G. Grant Glenfarclas Distillery,

Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

geen leeftijd vermelding

47 %
SINGLE PORT CASK
VINTAGE 1979
Cask Strenght
The Spirit of Independence

J. & G. Grant.
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

geen leeftijd vermelding

56,7 %
SINGLE PORT CASK
VINTAGE 1981
Cask Strenght
The Spirit of Independence

J. & G. Grant.
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

11 years old

59.0 %

SINGLE CASK
SCOTCH MALT WHISKY
Date distilled Oct 88
Date bottles Jun 00
Society Cask No. code 1.93
Outturn 594 bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
'Orange Oil rubbed on a Wetsuit'.

From the well-known distillery which supplied our first cask, owned by the direct des¬cendants of the man who established it.

This whisky comes from a sherry butt and is the colour of amontillado sherry. It has a lovely nose of toasted breadcrumbs combined with a distinctive nuttiness. Taste it neat, and one instantly recognises rubber wetsuits and wet tyres. Add only a little water and the nose develops with toasted walnuts, hazelnuts and a very pleasant hint of Nutella chocolate spread. The taste is reminiscent of Neroli orange oil, spice and sweet mince¬meat. Very warming.

GLENFARCLAS

geen leeftijd vermelding

40%

LAST BOTTLE AND EMPTY
HERITAGE
Bottled: 2000
J. & G. Grant. Glenfarclas Distillery,
Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

geen leeftijd vermelding

43%

THE VINTAGE 1990
THE FAMILY MALT COLLECTION
Fine Vintages from
The Glenfarclas Cellars
Distilled 1990
J. & G. Grant. Glenfarclas Distillery,
Ballindalloch, Speyside

Glenfarclas is one of the few remaining family-owned distilleries and our care and attention to quality is catured in the final product. The family have carefully laid down stocks over the years, enabling us to offer mature whiskies which reflect many classic Vintages.

the Character of 1990

Tasting notes:

Colour: golden amber

Nose: sherried, touches of smoke, as well as a gentle hint of oak. All slowly emerge as distinct notes

Body & Tatse: body big, firm

Palate: Immense flavour development, fruit and spice with many more finer and subtle noted emerging.

Finish: remarkably long, lots of sherry, becoming sweetish and fragrant.

GLENFARCLAS

28 years old

53,1 %
THE CHRISTMAS
SINGLE HIGHLAND MALT
Distilled 24.12.1971
Bottled 20.1.2000
Cask No. 5959 & 5960
Cask Strenght
543 Genummerde flessen
J. & G. Grant. Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

geen leeftijd vermelding
43%
LAST BOTTLE AND EMPTY
Distilled 1961
Nineteen Sixty One
Limited Edition
2500 bottles
J. & G. Grant.

Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

22 years old

53,1 %

Date distilled May 69
Date bottled Aug 91
Society Cask No. code 1.30
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

Gelagerd in Amerikaans eiken. Licht gouden kleur. Na toevoeging van water levert dit een brede, volle smaak op. Niet zoet met hints van gember en bittere choco¬lade. Turfachtig en droog. Heel gerafineerde single malt. Eén van de mooiste single malt whiskies van Glenfarclas.

GLENFARCLAS

11 years old

56,8 %
SINGLE CASK SCOTCH

MALT WHISKY
Date distilled Sep 85
Date bottled Jan 97
Society Cask No. 1.69
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

GLENFARCLAS

38 years old

59,7 %

SINGLE CASK SCOTCH MALT WHISKY
Date distilled Jul 65
Date bottled Mar 04
Society Cask code 1.108
Outturn 157 Bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
'Stirs the emotions'.

Way back in 1965 in 'the valley of the green grass', the largest stills in Speyside produ¬ced this spirit.

Since then it has lain in sherry wood and now at last it reaches the glass -amazingly dark with a ruby spark. What a nose! - Sherry and Madeira, macerated black cher¬ries, prunes and caramelized sugar. Water (the choice is yours) adds apple to the mix. The flavors are powerful - black cherries in syrup, treacly sweetness, and a hint of cough mix¬ture developing into characteristic chocolate and coffee. You cannot drink this without having emotions stirred up. Something special from an age of innocence

GLENFARCLAS

30 years old

54,1 %
VINTAGE 1964
Distilled on 18.12.64
Bottled 4.95
Matured in sherry casks
Butt no. 4996
480 Numbered Bottles
Signatory Vintage
Scotch Whisky Co. Ltd, Edinburg

' ANONYMAS '

Aged 38 years

50 %
THE OLD MALT CASK 50o
A Single Cask Bottling
Distilled 1964 December
Bottled 2003 February
342 Bottles
No Chill Filtration
No Colouring
Douglas Laing & Co, Ltd, Glasgow

GLENFARCLAS

10 years old

46 %

SINGLE CASK BOTTLING
Date of Distillation Nov 1994
Cask Number 3979
Date of Bottling March 2005
Number of Bottles 402
J & G Grant, Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

This exellent Sherry Hogshead was selected at Glenfarclas Distillery on 1st March, 2005 for Single Cask Bottling.

GLENFARCLAS

1966

42 years old

44.0 %
THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE
HIGHLAND MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
SINGLE CASK BOTTLING
Date of Distillation: 25.05.1966
Cask No: 3349
SPECIALLY SELECTED BY
HAN & MAURICE VAN WEES
in Scotland on 13th February 2008
Date of Bottling: 30.06.2008
Numbered Bottles
176 Bottles
Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

2008 December

Veertig jaar geleden werd voor de eerste maal de “105”uitgebracht als kerstgeschenk voor

familie en vrienden

Zo werd de eerste commercieel verkrijgbare cask strenght whisky ter wereld geboren

Ter gelegenheid van dit feit wordt nu een 40 jaar oude versie van de “105” uitgebracht,

893 flessen met een verkoopprijs van ongeveer 500 pond

MYSTERY SPEYSIDE

Matured for 43 years

42.9 %
1 9 6 6
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE
MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
RARE RESERVE
Speyside Single Malt
Distilled: 25/05/66
Matured in a hogshead
Cask no: 3336
Bottled: 26/03/10
185 numbered bottles
Natural Colour
Non Chill Filtered
Selected by

The Ultimate Whisky Company,

N L.

MYSTERY SPEYSIDE

1 9 6 9

41 years old
48.0 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE
MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
RARE RESERVE
Speyside Single Malt
Distilled: 05/09/69
Matured in a wine treated
Hogshead
Cask no: 3838

The Ultimate Whisky Company.NL
Kleur: goud

Neus: Fruitig, complex, perzik, abrikoos, ananas, vanilla, vervolgens appel en

sinaasappel

Smaak: fruit, pepertje, koffiebonen, fruitcake, appel, later koffie en leer

Afdronk: Lang, fruit blijft met ook koffie en leder..

GLENFARCLAS

CELEBRATION OUR

175 th ANNIVERSARY

43 %
1 8 3 6 - 2 0 1 1
The Spirit of Independence
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
18 vaten uit 6 decennia en
uit ieder decennium 3 vaten:
1 9 5 0 - 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 7 0 -
1 9 8 0 - 1 9 9 0 - 2 0 0 0
Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

Amber heather honey in colour with toffee and vanilla aromas which become more

pronounced the longer the whisky rests in your glass

GLEGLENFARCLAS

Aged 20 years

60 %

CASK STRENGHT

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled & Bottled by J. & G. Grant

Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

Strong, Rich oak. A 20 year old copperstill as 105 should be. Big powerful aromas, be wary, it is 60 % vol. A typical Glenfarclas nose with Demerara sugar and figs. The last bit of a Christmas cake. A little drier than the middle but you can get the extra sugar more sweetness in the front of your mouth giving way to bitters sweetness chocolate covered

coffee beans spring to mind. Sweet then melting into bitterness. Lots of fruit and brandy

flavours apparent.

Lovely long finish. The age really coming through here over the strength. Definitely a dram

to savour as the finish will last a very long time.

Conclusion, another great addition to the 105’ family along with the 105 and 105 40 years old.

GLENFARCLAS VINTAGE

2 0 0 2

50 %

THE POTSTILL RESERVE

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

POTSTILL FESTIVAL 2 0 1 2

10 TH EDITION

Cask Number 2690

1st Fill Sherry Hogshead

Cask Number 3698 Re - Fill Sherry

Hogshead Are married together

Natural Colour

Non - Chill Filtered

Specially Selected by

Mr. Han van Wees and Mr. George S. Grant

Reduced till 50.0 A B V

as recommended by Mr. Han van Wees

Distilled & Bottled by J. & G. Grant,

Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

TASTING NOTES GLENFARCLAS THE POTSTILL RESERVE

By George S. Grant:

The colour od dark used copper stills that are 18 ½ years old.

Soft alluring nose, sweet cotton candy , light honey notes prickling with fresh fruit

and toffee sauce.

Big rich sherry taste, more sherry on the taste than on the nose.

A real ,outh filling whisky, warmth yet no aggression, gloves, toffee apples and light

chocolate.

A very long finish, lots of power yet so much flavor – a dram that keeps you going back again and again.

OUR GLENFARCLAS - YOUR GLENFARCLAS

MYSTERY SPEYSIDE

RARE RESERVE
1 9 6 6

43,3 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
Speyside Single Malt
Distilled: 25/05/66
Matured in a Hogshead
Cask no: 3337
Bottled: 04/10/12
182 Numbered Bottles
Natural Colour
Non Chillfiltered
Selected by

The Ultimate Whisky Company, NL

GLENFARCLAS

50 %
THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE
THE POTSTILL RESERVE
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
POTSTILL FESTIVAL 2 0 1 3
11TH EDITION
Two of our finest Glenfarclas Sherry Casks have been
selected to create The 2nd Potstill Reserve Bottling
Cask Number 2014
1st Fill Sherry Hogshead
Distilled on
29th October 2003
Cask Number 3134
Re - Fill Sherry Hogshead
Distilled on
22nd December 2003

George Grant personally selected these casks and they
were married together to bring out the ultimate balance
of aroma, flavor and finish. The combination of these
sherry casks provides the renowed style that is expected
from Glenfarclas.

Bottled at natural colour, non chill filtered and reduced
to 50.0 % ABV, which was recommended by Mr. Han
van Wees and following on from the 1st Potstill Reserve
bottling which was released in 2012 to celebrate The
10th Potstill Festival
Our Glenfarclas / Your Glenfarclas
Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS

42,4 %
Aged 25 years in
QUARTER CASKS
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distilled & Bottled by J. & G Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS
1 0 5 CASK STRENGHT

60 %
10 years old
Distilled & Bottled by
J. & G. Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside
First release in 1968 by Georg S. Grant for friends and family only.

GLENFARCLAS TRIOLOGY SPRINGS PASSION & TEAM

Die drei Editionen – Team, Passion und Springs lagerten im alten Fasskeller der Distillery

Glenfarclas. Es erwartet Sie ein individeller Single Malt mit feinsten Sherry – Aromen.

Ich verbürge mich für die hohe Qualität meines Single Malt Whiskies. John L.S. Grant.

A Family Company for six Generations.

Eingebettet in die liebliche Hügellandschaft am Fusse des majestätischen Berges Benrinnes

liegt die Brennerei Glenfarclas ins Deutsche übersetzt bedeutet der Name: “Tal des grünen

Weidelandes”.

Die Geschichte von Glenfarclas ist so bunt und reich wie der Whisky, der seinen Namen

trägt. Es ist die Familiengeschichte der Grants, einer Familie, vereint in dem Bestreben,

den perfekten Malt Whisky mit dem feinsten Geschmack Schottlands zu kreieren.

1836 – ein Jahr bevor Königin Victoria den Thron bestieg – wurde einer kleinen Brennerei

mit Namen Glenfarclas inmitten der Hügel von Moray eine Brennlizenz erteilt. Aber erst

als John Grant diese Farm 1865 übernahm, entwickelte die Destillerie ihr volles Potential.

Nach und nach begannen John Grannt und sein Sohn den Whisky auf ihren Reisen mitzuführen,

So verbreitete sich der Name von Glenfarclas, einem Unternehmen, das

Mittlerweile von der sechsten Generation der Familie Grant geleitet wird.

Mit dieser sherrygeprägten Edition dokumentiert die unabhängige Distillery Glenfarclas

erneut ihre Tradition und ihren hohen Qualitätsanspruch.

Import klassischer Produkte Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft, Bremen.

Speciaal gebotteld voor de Duitse markt. Elke editie 6000 flessen. Jongste gebruikte whisky

is 8 jaar oud en de vaten zijn afkomstig van de Spaanse kuiperij Jose & Miguel Martin.

De whiskies zijn niet gefilterd en gebotteld September 2014

GLENFARCLAS
Established 1836
S P R I N G S

46 %
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
MATURED IN SHERRY CASKS
Distilled and Bottled by J. & G. Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS
Established 1836
P A S S I O N

46 %
Speyside Single malt Scotch Whiksy
MATURED IN SHERRY CASKS
Distilled and Bottled by J. & G, Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS
Established 1836
T E A M

46 %
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
MATURED IN SHERRY CASKS
Distilled and Bottled by J. & G. Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

GLENFARCLAS
Established 1836
VINTAGE 2 0 0 0
58.5 %
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
CASK STRENGHT PREMIUM EDITION
MATURED IN SHERRY CASKS
Distilled: 2000
Bottled: 20.11.2013
LIMITIERTE EDITION
6000 Flaschen
Distilled and Bottled by J. & S. Grant
Glenfarclas Distillery, Speyside

Ich verbürge mich für die hohe Qualität meines Single Malt Whiskies. John L.S. Grant.

A Family Company for six Generations.

Eingebettet in die liebliche Hügellandschaft am Fusse des majestätischen Berges Benrinnes

liegt die Brennerei Glenfarclas ins Deutsche übersetzt bedeutet der Name: “Tal des grünen

Weidelandes”.

Die Geschichte von Glenfarclas ist so bunt und reich wie der Whisky, der seinen Namen

trägt. Es ist die Familiengeschichte der Grants, einer Familie, vereint in dem Bestreben,

den perfekten Malt Whisky mit dem feinsten Geschmack Schottlands zu kreieren.

1836 – ein Jahr bevor Königin Victoria den Thron bestieg – wurde einer kleinen Brennerei

mit Namen Glenfarclas inmitten der Hügel von Moray eine Brennlizenz erteilt. Aber erst

als John Grant diese Farm 1865 übernahm, entwickelte die Destillerie ihr volles Potential.

Nach und nach begannen John Grant und sein Sohn den Whisky auf ihren Reisen mitzuführen, So verbreitete sich der Name von Glenfarclas, einem Unternehmen, das

Mittlerweile von der sechsten Generation der Familie Grant geleitet wird.

Mit dieser sherrygeprägten Edition dokumentiert die unabhängige Distillery Glenfarclas

erneut ihre Tradition und ihren hohen Qualitätsanspruch.

Import Klassischer Produkte Hanseatische Weinhandelsgesellschaft, Bremen.

GLENFARCLAS

Est 1836

The Spirit of Independence

1 9 9 2

THE FAMILY CASKS

Single Cask

59.0 %

Highland Single malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled 1992

Cask Type: Sherry Butt

Cask Number 862

Spring 2017

Bottling date 25/01/17

One of 614 Bottles

Our History in your Glass

Distilled & Bottled by J & G Grant,

Glenfarclas Distillery, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Speyside

Speyside
GLENFARCLAS

FRUITCAKE, ENGLISH MARMALADE, RICH

The Spirit of Independence
Ballindalloch, Banffshire. Eigendom van J. & G. Grant Limited.

Gesticht in 1836 door Robert Hay, boer en whiskystoker.John Grant, een buurman nam Glenfarclas in 1865 over en verhuurde de distilleerderij aan John Smith, die in 1869 Cragganmore bouwde.

Na het vertrek van John Smith werd John Grant zelf boer en whiskystoker, samen met zijn zoon George, tot 1889 toen hij stierf. George stierf kort hierna, en zijn weduwe Barbara nam toen de leiding op zich, samen met haar twee zoons Georgeen John.
.
In 1896 werden de whiskyhandelaren en blenders de gebroeders Pattison medeeigenaar van Glenfarclas en de distilleerderij werd toen grotendeels vernieuwd. Met het frauduleus bankroet van de Pattison's in 1899
en het instorten van de whiskymarkt, werd het heel zwaar voor de Grant's. Maar ze slaagden erin in het bezit te komen van de aandelen die de Pattison's bezaten in Glenfarclasdistilleerderij, en konden overleven.

Glenfarclas is Keltisch voor 'dal van het groene grasland'. Zowel het proces- als koelwater komt van beekjes en bronnen op de Ben Rinnes. In het ketelhuis staan zes direkt gestookte ketels, goed voor een produktie van
2,5 miljoen spirit per jaar.

De ketels zijn de grootste in de Speyside en de single malt die uit de ketels komt zijn groots, krachtig en met een rijk boeket.Glenfarclas is boerser dan zijn tegenhanger The Macallan In1960 werd Glenfarclas verbouwden vergroot. Sinds 1972mout men niet meer zelf.

In 1973 werd een bezoekers centrum geopend met een Nosing & Tasting kamer die afkomstig is uit R.M.S. 'The Empress of Australia'.

'The Empress of Australia' (1913 - 1952) 'Built on the Vulcan Shipyeards, Stettin, Germany in 1913 - 1920, 21.860 gross tons, 625 feet long, 75 feet wide. Steam turbines eared to twin screw. Service speed 16,5 knots, 1513 passengers.

Het water komt van Benrinnes.
De Mash tun is 16.5 ton.
De twaalf Wash backs hebben een inhoud van 50.000 liter elk.
De drie Wash stills hebben een inhoud van elk 29.600 liter, de drie Spirit stills 25.000 liter.
Ze worden door middel van gas direct verhit

2008   December
Veertig jaar geleden werd voor de eerste maal de"105" uitgebracht als kerstgeschenk voor familie en vrienden
Zo werd de eerste commercieel verkrijgbare cask strenght whisky ter wereld geboren
Ter gelegenheid van dit feit wordt nu een 40 jaar oude versie van de "105" uitgebracht,   893 flessen met een verkoopprijs van ongeveer 500 pond

29 April 2010
Glenfarclas have launched a new 40 years old whisky bottled at 46 % from casks filled in the late 1960s and selected by George S. Grant.
Glenfarclas 40 years old is presented in the Glenfarclas amber bottle and a ruby gift tube.


1966 Fino Cask Launch, Spain
J & G Grant are pleased to announce the release of new limited edition 1966 Fino Cask. Intended as the first in a series of 6 special bottlings from the iconic, family owned distillery, only 1444 bottles have been produced from 3 Fino Sherry Casks.

Following the official launch at the bodegas of José y Miguel Martin in Seville (24th September), the Fino Cask has now been released in the UK and will soon be rolled out in key export markets early 2015.

Each bottle is packaged in a black leather box bearing a silver coin which features a portrait of John Grant, George's great, great, great grandfather who purchased the distillery in 1865. It marks the first in a series of 6 different special releases of Glenfarclas, one for each member of the family.

The family are accustomed to using Oloroso casks for maturation, as this is what is believed to best complement the character of their whiskies, however, here the Fino brings out a lighter side to Glenfarclas.

George Grant, Glenfarclas Sales Director says, "With casks this old, it is sometimes difficult to know their exact history. Fortunately my Grandfather always kept meticulous records, so from his diaries we discovered this small parcel of Fino casks that he had purchased from an Edinburgh broker back in the1960s."

GLENFARCLAS

TRIOLOGY

SPRINGS

PASSION

TEAM

Die drei Editionen - Team, passion und Springs lagerten im alten Fasskeller der Distillery Glenfraclas. Es erwartet Sie ein individeller Single Malt mit feinsten Sherry - Aromen.

Ich verbürge mich für die hohe Qualität meines Single Malt Whiskies. John L.S. Grant.

A Family Company for six Generations.

Eingebettet in die liebliche Hügellandschaft am Fusse des majestätischen Berges Benrinnes liegt die BrennereiGlenfarclas ins Deutsche übersetzt bedeutet der Name: "Tal des grünen Weidelandes".

Die Geschichte von Glenfarclas ist so bunt und reich wie der Whisky, der seinen Namen
trägt. Es ist die Familiengeschichte der Grants, einer Familie, vereint in dem Bestreben,
den perfekten Malt Whisky mit dem feinsten GeschmackSchottlands zu kreieren.

J. & G. Grant are delighted to announce the new limited edition 1956 Oloroso Sherry Cask. Intended as the second of the series of six special bottlings from the renownedtic 57 year old whisky.

The 1956 Oloroso Sherry Cask has been matured in twosherry hogshead casks and one sherry butt, producing a total of 660 bottles for the world market. A non-chill filtered bottling at 47.5% ABV, this whisky carries an impressive strength for its age. Due to be launched in the UK this autumn, the 1956 will be rolled out across key international markets over the coming months.

George Grant says "For our second release of this family series, which follows up last year's 1966 Fino Cask, we are proud to go back to our roots of oloroso sherry cask maturation. As promised, this offers a completely different expression to its fino cask predecessor.

It's a real pleasure to introduce the 1956 Oloroso Sherry Cask, considering that the casks we have from the 1950s are the oldest in our warehouses, we wanted to be sure to incorporate a small vatting of these treasured whiskies as part of this special family series".

The bottle is packaged in a similar style to the first edition, making it a recognizable product of the range. It is presented in a black leather box with a silver emblem featuring George Grant, second generation of the Grant family who lived during the time period of 1830-1890. Having recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of family ownership at Glenfarclas earlier this year, the 1956 limited edition marks yet another historic milestone for the Grants much-admired family business.

10 years of The Glenfarclas Family Casks

In 2007 J. & G Grant formally launched “The Family Casks”, an exclusive collection

of 43 vintage dated Single Cask Whiskies ranging from 1952 to 1994.

It was a remarkable achievement at the time for any distillery to have casks bottled

from a continuous run of years and was the only known collection to span 43 years.

The Family Casks are the best single casks from the distillery’s warehouses, bottled

at cask strenght and at natural colour which is displayed perfectly in clear flint bottles.

Ten years later and the range has exeeded all expectations. many expressions have

now sold out or have only a finite number of bottles left, it’s a race against time for

whisky enthousiasts to find their favourite year!

The range has been extented up to and including 2001, there are no more 1952 or

1953 Family Casks remaining, and the most populair is the 1979 release – another

surprise from the colection as this is one of the lightest expressions available !

At the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival George Grant hosts an extremely populair

event open to just 20-30 people, where festival – goers join in the nosing and tasting

process to choose the next Family Cask edition.

This is a unique opportunity tob e able to offer fans, and we are delighted to even see

some familar faces return each year to take part.

Keep an eye out on The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival website to find out if this

golden opportunity will arise again next year.

The latest installment if the collection has been chosen and is almost ready to begin

its bottling process a 2002 first fill Oloroso sherry but, cask number 3770, which is

maturing nicely in one of our dunnage warehouses.

We look forward to launching it later this year.

A resolute adherence to maturation in ex-Sherry casks helps to produce a whisky which is rich, resonant and capable of extremely long ageing, itself aided by a somewhat cool microclimate which limits evaporation losses to 0.05% per annum (against an industry average of 2.5).

BRANDS PRODUCED HERE

Blairfindy

Glenfarclas means ‘valley of the green grass’, an indication of the richness of the pasture land which surrounds the distillery. Indeed, the distillery farm ran from the late 1790s until 1988. Like so many of the oldest sites, the farm buildings would have been pressed into service as a site for illicit distillation prior to the 1823 Excise Act. It took a further 13 years for original owner Robert Hay to take out a licence. When Hay died in 1865 his neighbour John Grant bought the distillery for £512. It has remained in his family’s hands ever since.

This continuity has allowed Glenfarclas to still reflect an older way of making whisky, but this willingness to retain tradition is not down to a romantic belief in the past. Glenfarclas is nothing if not a successful business.

As George Grant, 6th generation of the family says: “We have lived through 22 recessions. We make what we can afford to make, and never borrow money to make it.” During the 1980s, as the industry was cutting back on production, Glenfarclas’ was increasing. When an upturn in the market came eventually, it had the stock to sell. A balance between supplying stock for third-party blends and retention of a significant percentage for single malt bottlings has also resulted in Glenfarclas having more significant volumes of aged stocks than most distilleries. An aversion to independent bottlers using the distillery name on their (rare) offerings has also helped maintain a strong brand identity.

The retention of direct fire was done for quality reasons, not to please tourists or malt maniacs. Steam had in fact been tried in 1981, but the conclusion was that the guts went out of the new make spirit, and so direct fire went back in. After all, you need a rich distillate to be able to cope with the tannic structure and rich fruits of ex-Sherry casks.

Today, all the wood is sourced from Jerez cooper Miguel Martin and is a mix of butts and hogsheads, all ex-oloroso and made from European oak. The core range is aged in a mix of first-fill and refill. Tradition doesn’t mean a lack of innovation. Given the depth of stock, the most comprehensive of a single distillery in Scotland, in 2007 the firm released ‘The Family Casks’ – vintage releases from every year between 1952 and 1998. Today, the starting point of the range is 1954, which is no mean achievement.

Glenfarclas also claims to have pioneered the cask-strength bottling, when it launched its 105˚ in 1968, and was one of the first distilleries to open its doors to visitors (in 1973). This, and a long-term belief in single malt (rather than only selling fillings for blends) is now paying off.

In recent years an exportled strategy has seen it expand globally. It now sells in excess of 700,000 bottles annually – and at very keen prices. Glenfarclas, even at 30 years of age, represents some of the best value whisky around. The quality speaks for itself.

1844

Robert Hay purchases a license to

run a distillery on his farm

1865

Hay dies, and the distillery is sold

his neighbour, John Grant

1895

The distillery becomes part of the

Glenfarclas-Glenlivet Distillery Co,

jointly owned by the Grants and

Pattison, Elder & Co

1896

Glenfarclas is rebuilt

1898

Pattison goes bankrupt and their share

of Glenfarclas is acquired by the Grants

1960

Still in Grant ownership, the distillery is

expanded from two to four stills

1968

Glenfarclas becomes the first to release

a cask strength single malt, which is later

renamed Glenfarclas 105

1972

The distillery's floor maltings are

decommissioned

1973

A distillery visitors' centre is built

1976

A further two stills are added,

bringing Glenfarclas up to six

2007

The Family Casks collection is released

from 43 consecutive years

2008

New releases in the Family Casks Series

A 40 year old Glenfarclas 105 released

2011

Chairman's Reserve and a 175th

Anniversary bottling released

2012

A 43 and a 58 year old released

2013

A 18 year old for duty free released

A Quarter cask 25 year released

2014

A 60 year old and a 1966 single cask

fino sherry cask

released

2015

A sherry cask 1956 and a Family

Reserve released

2016

A 40 year, a 50 year old, a 1981

Port and a 1986 CS released

2018

A 22 year old of the 105 CS released

2019

Triology is released

2020

Capacity: 3.500.000 Ltrs

Output: 2.300.000 Ltrs

Pagoda Ruby Reserve 62 and 63 years

old released

2021

The 185th Anniversary bottling is released

and a 35 and 50 years old

2022

A 50 year old is released

The Family Cask consist of whiskies from every year spanning 1954 - 2007

CAPACITY (MLPA) i

3.2

CONDENSER TYPE i

Shell and tube

FERMENTATION TIME i

Minimum 72hrs

FILLING STRENGTH i

63.5%

GRIST WEIGHT (T) i

16.5

HEAT SOURCE i

Direct fire

MALT SPECIFICATION i

1-3ppm

MALT SUPPLIER i

Muntons and Simpsons

MASH TUN TYPE i

Semi Lauter

NEW-MAKE STRENGTH i

68.3%

SPIRIT STILL CHARGE (L) i

21,000

SPIRIT STILL SHAPE i

Boiling ball

STILLS i

6 (3 wash, 3 spirit)

WAREHOUSING i

Traditional dunnage warehouses

with a capacity of 52,000 casks

WASH STILL CHARGE (L) i

23,000

WASH STILL SHAPE i

Boiling ball

WASHBACK CHARGE (L) i

41,500

WASHBACK TYPE i

Stainless steel with wooden lids

WASHBACKS i

WATER SOURCE i

Ben Rinnes

WORT CLARITY i

Clear

YEAST TYPE i

Mauri cream

OWNERS

J&G Grant

1898 - present

PREVIOUS OWNERS

Glenfarclas-Glenlivet Distillery Co

1895 - 1898

J&G Grant

1870 - 1895

John Grant and John Smith

1865 - 1870

John Grant

1865

Robert Hay

1836 - 1865

LISMORE

SINGLE MALT AND BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

The Lismore range of Speyside single malts and blends was originally named after the Inner Hebridean island sandwiched between Mull and the mainland. Although two illicit stills have since been found on the island, there is no record of legal whisky distilling ever had taken place.

Created by William Lundie & Co., which came to prominence under the guidance of brothers John and Willie Lundie during the mid-20th century, Lismore is today bottled by Glenfarclas owner J&G Grant using the same recipes handed down by the Lundie family.

Currently Lismore is available as a single malt bottled at a range of ages from NAS through to 21 years old; a blended Scotch bottled at 5, 8, 12 and 18 years of age; Lismore The Legend, a limited edition 21-year-old single malt matured in Sherry hogsheads; and the NAS Lismore Cask Strength.

William Lundie & Co. is silent on the provenance of its Speyside single malt whisky.

The name of Lundie has been synonymous with the business of whisky broking for generations and has trading roots dating back to 1904.

In 1932 Robert (Bobbie) D. Lundie established whisky broker R. D. Lundie & Co. (initially as Lundie & Morrison, a partnership with Stanley P. Morrison), which became the sole UK agent for Macduff single malt, then owned by William Lawson Distillers Ltd.

The business was passed down through the family and a sister company, William Lundie & Co. Ltd, was formed during the 1950s initially as a broker before later turning to blend and bottle the firm’s own blended whisky brands: Lismore and Royal Heritage.

In 2004 William Lundie & Co. was sold to J&G Grant, proprietor of Speyside’s Glenfarclas distillery, which now blends and bottles the Lismore range.

1932

Robert Lundie establishes whisky

brokerage Lundie & Morrison

1950s

Robert’s sons, William and John

Lundie, establish William Lundie & Co.

1974

William Lundie & Co is incorporated

1978

The Lismore brand is created

2004

The company and its brands are

acquired by J&G Grant of Glenfarclas

J&G Grant

2004 - present

WM Lundie & Company

1978 - present

GLENFARCLAS THE FAMILY CASKS

2017

In 2007, family-owned Speyside distillery Glenfarclas launched an ambitious collection of whiskies called The Family Casks: a series of 43 single cask, vintage single malts, spanning five decades. Ten years and hundreds of bottlings later, the venture is going strong.

Glenfarclas The Family Casks

Significant milestones: People have bought Family Cask bottlings to celebrate births, marriages – and even divorces

George Grant didn’t even attend the launch of Glenfarclas The Family Casks in London, back in 2007. He went on holiday instead. ‘I just didn’t think it would be a success,’ he admits.

Then, shortly after the collection was unveiled at a tasting hosted by the Caledonian Club, e recalls. ‘You don’t expect the Japanese to move quite that fast.

‘So I called him up and said it was great, but it seemed like quite a big order. Was this something he thought he’d be doing once a year, or every two or three years? “George-san, you don’t understand,” he said. “This order is for just one bar.”’

Ten years on, the whiskies have sold all over the world, particularly to those celebrating significant birthdays and anniversaries. ‘The year they were born, married, the year their children were born, the year they were divorced,’ says Grant, who represents the sixth generation of Glenfarclas’ owning family. ‘I’ve met some amazing people, and people who bought these whiskies to drink them. After all, these were designed to be opened and drunk.’

Year after year: The range has been tweaked and renewed over the past decade

The concept of The Family Casks was rooted at least partly in indignation, he recalls. ‘Initially it came about because another distillery – I’m sure you can guess who – did a similar range in about 2004/5 and they said: “We’re the only people who can do this range of whiskies.” And we said: “No you’re not!”’

The initial release spanned the years 1952 to 1994: 43 single cask single malts running the full gamut of Glenfarclas. Some surprisingly pale; others treacle-dark and with flavours to match.

Ten years on, the years have changed slightly – there’s no 1952 or 1953 any more, and there are now two whiskies, 2000 and 2001, from the new millennium. There have been more than 380 bottlings as the popularity of the range has spread and casks have been drained.

The most popular year, much to Grant’s surprise, has been 1979, which has been reissued 13 or 14 times. ‘It’s the lightest whisky in the Family Casks range, from a fourth-fill cask,’ he says. ‘Typically Glenfarclas is such a flavoursome whisky, but this appealed to a lot of people in different markets.’

Given cask variation, how easy has it been to maintain that character through so many new bottlings? ‘Very, very easy,’ Grant replies. ‘We only had fourth-fill hoggies from 1979 – no butts, no first-fill.’ Times were tough in the whisky trade back then – and new Sherry casks are expensive.

Other years have been more varied: 1994 was, in Grant’s words, originally a ‘stonking Sherry cask’, but: ‘Every time we’ve redone it, we’ve tried to do something different – second, third, fourth fill. I think we even did a Port cask. It’s nice to offer people something a little different.’

Early scepticism: George Grant missed the launch of the Family Casks back in 2007

If the whisky has changed, so too has the pricing. Nick James, former MD of Pol Roger, Glenfarclas’ UK distributor, reputedly picked up a complete set of the first Family Casks collection for about £6,500. When Grant was offered a similar set recently, the price-tag had risen to £100,000.

‘When we first launched The Family Casks, VAT [in the UK] was 17.5%, then it was 15%, now it’s 20%,’ points out Grant. ‘That’s a chunk of change. Then there’s excise duty. We’ve tried to restrict what’s happening [in terms of price increases] with The Family Casks, but the price of glass has probably doubled in that time. The boxes have trebled – everything has gone up.’

A significant secondary market in collectable whisky has also developed over the past decade – making producers reluctant to keep release prices down when buyers can secure a healthy profit by selling their whisky on within weeks – or even days – of purchase.

‘We’re wanting to appeal to people who buy it and drink it, yes, but there are also people who buy and invest,’ says Grant. ‘Whisky is now deemed as a safe investment. Look at the past 10 years and it outstrips everything – property, oil, you name it.’

These changes are also reflected at the London tasting organised to mark The Family Casks’ 10th birthday. From the Caledonian Club a decade ago we’ve relocated to the basement of trendy Scottish restaurant Mac & Wild in Devonshire Square, in the heart of the Square Mile. The demographic of those tasting has evolved too: more bartenders, more City workers, more elaborate facial hair.

Glenfarclas Family Casks

Big changes: The Family Casks chart the history of both distillery and industry

Whatever their price and whoever’s buying them, The Family Casks offer a living history of Glenfarclas and the broader whisky industry: from the repeal of the 1880 Spirits Act in the 1950s, which effectively doubled production by allowing simultaneous mashing and distillation, through to the whisky loch of the early 1980s to the era of expansion in the 1990s.

‘We’ve had some big changes in the stills themselves in that time,’ says Grant. ‘You can definitely tell when we’re only running four stills or two stills, rather than six. In 1988 we switched to buying all our Sherry casks from Jose Miguel Martin, which made a huge difference. Before that, like everyone else, we just used whatever we could get our hands on.’

The result is a range of whiskies that – even with a distillery that has such a defined character as Glenfarclas – illustrates the huge diversity of single malt. ‘You’ve got first-fill Sherry casks, casks we’ve used four times, so there’s a real range of flavours,’ says Grant. ‘There’s 1979, which is far away from being a Sherried whisky. You may think you know what your customer wants, but quite clearly we don’t. People are always looking for something different.’

But is the venture sustainable? ‘For the time being, yes. We’ve got two years that we can’t replicate, but as you may have seen, we put the prices up for certain years simply to maintain those vintages. But, in the end, things will run out and clearly it’s not sustainable for ever.’

Will the Family Casks still exist in another 10 years’ time? Probably, although it will have evolved again by that time: younger years coming on stream, older ones falling away. There may be gaps. More significantly, when the initiative does finally end, will we ever see its like again?

Glenfarclas 2004 Distillery Exclusive

A second fill sherry butt has been selected by Callum Fraser as this years' Distillery Exclusive for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

This is the first time a distillery manager at J&G Grant has chosen a cask for bottling in over 150 years of production. To mark this special occasion, a select number of bottles have been signed by Callum at random.

80 bottles will be available daily to purchase from our Visitor Centre from 10am on Thursday 3rd May. Sales will be limited to 1 per person and the price will be £120. Unfortunately this will only be sold to visitors of the Glenfarclas Visitor Centre during this time.

‘OLDEST’ GLENFARCLAS RETURNS TO DISTILLERY

May 2018

A 1920 bottle of Glenfarclas single malt whisky, believed to be the oldest unopened bottle in existence, has come home to the distillery nearly a century later.

Glenfarclas 1920

Bygone age: The 1920 bottle was presented to mark the closure of Gartloch distillery

The bottle, labelled ‘Glenfarclas-Glenlivet Pure Malt Whisky’, was presented to the manager of Gartloch distillery, Stephen Dowell, when the North Lanarkshire grain plant closed in 1920.

Dowell gave it to his daughter in 1947, who passed it on to her niece’s husband, Hugh Taylor, in 1988 – after it was found wrapped in a tea towel at the back of a laundry cupboard.

Hugh Taylor kept it until recently, when he contacted Glenfarclas – and the bottle will now become the latest addition to the Ballindalloch distillery’s archive.

Glenfarclas chairman John Grant said he had no doubts about the whisky’s authenticity, thanks to ‘a number of features on the bottle’.

He added: ‘I am delighted to bring this bottle containing whisky from the time of my grandfather back to its spiritual home, and as such add another chapter to our archive.’

The 1920 bottle will be on display at the Glenfarclas visitor centre during this week’s Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, alongside the distillery’s 2018 festival bottling.

The Glenfarclas 2004 single cask single malt, selected by distillery manager Callum Fraser, is priced at £120, with 80 bottles a day available from the distillery from Thursday on a first come, first served basis.

Oldest Known Bottle of Glenfarclas Comes Home

J. & G. Grant were thrilled to welcome home what they believe to be the oldest unopened bottle of Glenfarclas still in existence. The recently rediscovered bottle is from 1920 – the oldest that we know of, making it a very important addition to the Glenfarclas archive.

On the closure of Gartloch Distillery in 1920, the bottle was presented to its manager Stephen Dowell. It was kept by Mr Dowell until 1947, then passed to his daughter. She then passed it to Mr Hugh Taylor, her niece’s husband, back in 1988 – after it was discovered wrapped in a tea towel at the back of the laundry cupboard! He kept hold of it until recently, when his family contacted Glenfarclas.

The bottle came home during a lunch in April when John Grant was able to inspect it in person for the first time. A number of features on the bottle meant he had absolutely no doubt about it’s authenticity. In an age when a number of bottles purportedly from that time are turning out to be counterfeit, this one is definitely the real deal. John said “I am delighted to bring this bottle containing whisky from the time of my grandfather back to it’s spiritual home, and as such add another chapter to our archive.”

Visitors to the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival will be able to view the bottle, which will be on display in the Glenfarclas visitor centre alongside the new Festival bottling. This year’s edition is a 2004 single cask selected by distillery manager Callum Fraser. From Thursday, 80 bottles per day will be available at the distillery on a first come first served basis.

The chronicle of whisky production at Glenfarclas is as rich and brilliant as the spirit that bears its name. It is the story of the Grants, a canny Scottish family, united, since 1865, in their commitment to John Grant’s vision and founding principle of producing a Single Malt Scotch Whisky of superior quality, in the traditional Speyside style.

In 1836, the distillery, situated on the Recherlich Farm at Ballindalloch, in the heart of Speyside, was granted a Government licence to produce whisky. At this time, the licenced owner was Robert Hay, a tenant farmer. However, after his death both the farm and the distillery were left vacant, which attracted the attention of John Grant. Consequently, on the 8th of June 1865, John Grant acquired the tenancy for the Rechlerich Farm, purchasing the Glenfarclas Distillery for £511.19s.0d. as part of the transaction. Since then, Glenfarclas has been owned and managed by just one family: the Grants of Glenfarclas. Today, the distillery ownership and its whisky production remains firmly in the hands of the fifth and sixth generations of the Grant family.

John Grant died, In 1889, leaving George his son to run both the farm and the distillery. Sadly, George passed away not long afterwards. Subsequently, the licence for the distillery, was passed on to George’s widow Barbara who appointed her two eldest children, John and George, to take care of the business.

In the 1890s, they formed the Glenfarclas-Glenlivet distillery company, with Pattisons of Leith, who held a 50% interest, but this was to prove to be a troublesome partnership – one which eventually was dissolved. John and George were not disheartened by their predicament, forming their own company, J.& G. Grant.

After many years of hard work and shrewd accounting, the future of Glenfarclas had been secured, firmly establishing the Family’s reputation.

A rival distiller, wrote to the Grant family in May, 1912: “Of all the whiskies, malt is king, of all the kings, Glenfarclas reigns supreme “- a sentiment the family still hold close to their hearts. The 1920s saw the retirement of John Grant, but George continued to run the distillery, until in 1948, George Grant passed away, leaving his widow and his two sons to carry on the name of Glenfarclas.

The company achieved continued success during the 1950s, however, the family suffered a great loss when John suddenly died, at the age of thirty-five. His elder brother, George S. Grant took charge of the family business, serving as Chairman and custodian of Glenfarclas for a remarkable 52 years.

His son John L.S. Grant, joined Glenfarclas in 1973, is the current Chairman, having succeeded his father in 2002. He also has a son, George S. Grant, who represents the sixth generation of the Grant family and works as the firm’s Brand Ambassador.

The prestigious Whisky Magazine named Glenfarclas as ‘Distiller of the Year’ in 2006, for ”being consistently good and staying true to its core values.”

Now 200 years since the birth of John Grant, his descendants continue to serve as custodians of the Glenfarclas Distillery, and remain steadfastly committed to the principle of producing superior quality Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. Like their illustrious forebear, the family use only the finest ingredients, combined with the unique size and shape of the copper pot stills, traditional distillation methods, specially selected oak casks and the style and location of the warehouses that together help determine the final unique character of Glenfarclas whiskies.

Glenfarclas is renowned for its traditional full bodied and well sherried style, and is only ever released at natural colour.

Glenfarclas is produced in the following proprietary bottlings:

10 Years Old 40% vol.

12 Years Old 43% vol.

15 Years Old 46% vol.

17 Years Old 43% vol.

21 Years Old 43% vol.

25 Years Old 43% vol.

30 Years Old 43% vol.

40 Years Old 46% vol.

40 Years Old Scottish Classic

43% vol.

105 (Cask Strength) 60% vol.

In 2007 Glenfarclas launched ‘The Family Casks’ – a unique collection of single cask bottlings, with one from every year from 1952 to 1996.

In January 2011 Glenfarclas released a limited edition bottling to mark the distillery’s 175th anniversary.

I would recommend the Glenfarclas 105, the Glenfarclas 21 Years Old, the Glenfarclas 40 Years Old, the 1973 Family Casks Release VI and the superb Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary 2011.

Glenfarclas is exported to more than 50 markets worldwide. Its key markets include Germany, France, Japan, Spain, USA and Taiwan.

Glenfarclas was one of the first distilleries to open a visitor centre in 1973.

In 2008 the company began sponsoring horse-racing with the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham – a National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older run over a distance of about 3 miles and 7 furlongs (6.236 Km)

In 2010 at the International Wine and Spirit Competition, Glenfarclas 12 Years Old, 21 Years Old, 25 Years Old and 105 Cask Strength were judged ‘Best in Class.’

In 2011, the 40 year old 46% vol. expression was named “Scotch Whisky Single Malt of the Year” in the 17th Annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards and Best Speyside Whisky in the World Whisky Awards

In 2011 J. & G. Grant celebrated the 175th Anniversary of licensed distilling at Glenfarclas.

In his Whisky Bible 2012, Jim Murray gave The 1979 Family Casks, (3rd release) The 1967 Family Cask (Release V), Glenfarclas 105, Glenfarclas 1995 45°, Glenfarclas 12 Years Old, Glenfarclas 40 Years Old and the Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary 2011 among others, a Whisky Bible Liquid Gold Award.

Glenfarclas, which translates as ‘valley of the green grass’ is an independent, Speyside, single malt, Scotch whisky produced at the Glenfarclas Distillery in Ballindalloch, Banffshire in Scotland.

After many years of hard work and shrewd accounting, the future of Glenfarclas had been secured, firmly establishing the Family’s reputation.

The prestigious Whisky Magazine named Glenfarclas as ‘Distiller of the Year’ in 2006, for ”being consistently good and staying true to its core values.”

Glenfarcles has a long standing relationship with Spanish bodega Miquel Martin in Jerez, since the early 1980's. Each year Glenfarclas buys about 1120 butts and 800 hogsheads all of which

have been saesoned with Oloroso sherry for around 5 years.

2018 Glenfarclas can store about 96.000 casks in there warehouses.There are 3 pair of stills direcctly fired

GLENFARCLAS REVEALS £100K FAMILY CASK TRUNK

December 2018

Glenfarclas is releasing 50 vintage single cask single malts in a luxury £100,000 trunk, in what’s been deemed the ‘first and last’ chance for fans to taste some of the distillery’s rarest whisky.

The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk

Old meets new: The trunk is designed as a modern interpretation of a traditional shipping trunk

Released as part of the Glenfarclas' Family Cask collection, The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk contains every vintage made by the Speyside distillery between 1954 and 2003.

Glenfarclas sales director George Grant said: ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy a full collection of vintages in a complete set.

‘It is the first — and last — chance to purchase this, as some vintages contained in the trunk are from the last casks of their respective years.’

The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk contains 50 200ml bottles of Glenfarclas single malt, one from each year.

The custom-made trunk also contains four tumblers, four nosing glasses and a water jug, all made by Scottish glass manufacturer Glencairn Crystal.

Portable heritage: The trunk includes a replica of the oldest known painting of Glenfarclas distillery

Also included in the trunk are four slate coasters, three hand-printed and bound leather books with information on the history of the distillery, George Grant’s tasting notes for each vintage, and a book for the buyer’s own tasting notes.

A total of 60 of The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunks are available globally.

In 2007, family-owned Glenfarclas launched a collection of whiskies called The Family Casks, a series of 43 single cask, vintage single malts spanning five decades.

The next release in the Family Casks series is due to be introduced in spring 2019.

In terms of origin and years on the scene, Glenfarclas 105 has an impressive pedigree. Many decades ago, in the lead up to Christmas, George Grant – the fourth generation Grant at the helm at that time – would bottle a single cask of Glenfarclas at cask-strength and gift it to family, friends, and distillery staff for Christmas each year. These naturally became highly sought-after bottles, and in 1968, George Grant decided to release it commercially for the public and added it to the core range. Bottled at 60% ABV in today’s scale, the strength in the UK’s imperial system at that time was 105o Proof, and hence the name Glenfarclas 105. It has thus been in the distillery’s core range for over 50 years and was, for some years, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s strongest commercial Scotch whisky

Glenfarclas took out its licence to distil in 1844, but there are strong records and evidence of illicit distillation taking place at the farm site for several decades prior to this. It was acquired by its current owners, the Grant family, in 1865. Amongst its many claims to fame, it remains one of the very few, truly independent, family-owned distilleries in Scotland, now in the sixth generation of the Grants. When operating at full capacity, Glenfarclas is capable of producing 3.5M litres of pure alcohol per year

The stills at Glenfarclas

Inside the stillroom at Glenfarclas. There are three pairs of stills in total which, until the recent arrival of Dalmunach, were the largest stills on Speyside.

The History

The Batches

Any continually-appearing whisky expression in a distillery’s core-range that is not a once-off or single cask release is, by definition, produced in batches. Whether it’s Glenfarclas 12yo, Glenlivet 12yo, or Aberlour 12yo, the reality is that the Master Blender is required to assemble the requisite number and types of casks several times each year for each production run and must produce a vatting that – hopefully and ideally – tastes the same as the previous one. For the majority of expressions and distilleries, this batch production is an insignificant and invisible process to the consumer, and Glenfarclas 105 is no different.

In their present incarnations and, indeed, for most of their lives, both 105 and a’Bunadh have been No Age Statement whiskies. But both expressions have, at times, carried age statements for special releases or for certain markets.

The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk – An Extraordinary collection of 50 vintages.

AN UNIQUE OFFER FOR THE EXCLUSIVE WHISKY COLLECTOR.

WE CAN OFFER THIS MOMENT from our direct available stock, 6 x FANTASTIC GLENFARCLAS FAMILY CASK TRUNKS (out of the only 60 Trunks made Worldwide)

We got the great opportunity to order the final last 6x Trunks from the Glenfarclas Company/UK two months ago, so with this last delivery the total 60 cases have been totaly sold out by the Glenfarclas Company.

There are many enthusiastic collectors of the Glenfarclas Family Caks, for those collecting special single cask editions of each year since the 50s. Proudly they add one vintage after the other to their private collection and are happy about the growing number of bottles in the shelf that give evidence of the Grant’s Family whisky history. Ik 1985 the Glenfarclas Distillery was founded, and it meanwhile is in the hands of the 6th generation.

Anyone who has always dreamed of owning a full line of Glenfarclas Family Cask bottlings now has the opportunity to fulfill that dream in one fell swoop – assuming he has got Euro.82.500,00 (ex duty/vat/btw) ready for this purpose.

In a press release announcing this Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk, George Grant, Sales Director and member of the 6th generation of Grants, states: “This is one time in a lifetime opportunity to buy a full set of vintages in a complete set. It is the first – and last – chance to purchase this, as some of the vintages containing in the trunk are from the last casks of their respective years. We are thrilled to bring this ambitious project to fruition, one which could only be realised due to my grandfather’s foresight in laying down casks as far back as the 1950s.”

The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk, is presented in a representative nice leather cabinet designed in the style of a traditional shipping trunk. There are inside 50 small bottles of 200 ml each filled with Glenfarclas Single Malt Whisky from 1954 to 2003.

Please see the photo collection of this item into attachment, a MUST HAVE item for every Single Malt Collector.

SPECIAL/ SPECIAL COLLECTORS PRICE OFFER:

6 x Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunks with 50 x Single Malt vintage years bottles x 200ml, 1954 – 2003.

Price is Euro.82.500,00 per each trunk (Exclusive Duty and VAT/BTW)/ Euro.99.825,00 per each Trunk (Inclusive Duty and VAT/BTW), Ex Top Logistics bonded warehouse/The Netherlands.

Or against additional costs it can be shipped even by airfreight to your Worldwide needed destination.

(for your info: previous average sales prices in the markets GBP.100.000,00 or USD.127.500,00 = Average price Euro.116.500,00, to indicate this special offered price)

Some Extras included into the Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk, containing;

1x luxury display large travel suitcase

50x vintage bottles from 1954 up yo 2003 in 200ml bottles

Four tumblers

Four nosing glasses

Water Jug (all Glencairn Crystal)

Four slate coasters

Three hand-printed and bound leather books: 1x book features the history of the distillery, 1x book containg tasting notes by George Grant on each of the vintage bottlings, 1x book for the buyer’s personal notes.

A reprint of the distillery’s oldest painting, whose original from 1791 hangs in Glenfarclas private dining -room

These 6 trunks will move are offered now to our exclusive buyers, so if interested, please inform me if you want to order 1 or perhaps up to 6 trunks.

First in first out for this Unique collection object.

WM LUNDIE & COMPANY

William Lundie & Co Ltd offers a broad range of blended, single malt and blended malt Scotches under the Lismore brand, principally for export markets. The brand is named after a small island off the west coast of Scotland, and the identity of the single malts used in the various expressions of Lismore are not disclosed.

Members of the Lundie family have had a long involvement with the Scotch whisky industry, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that brothers John and Willie Lundie established the brokerage firm of William Lundie & Co.

As the business of brokering became progressively less lucrative – thanks to greater consolidation of distillery ownership into ever fewer international hands – the Lundies began to concentrate on cased goods and export markets, particularly after John and Willie retired in the early 1980s.

For a time, the company also acted as sole UK agent for Macduff Highland Malt, owned by William Lawson Distillers. Bruce and Alan Lundie took over the business from their fathers, but when Bruce retired in 2004, J&G Grant acquired the cased goods operation of William Lundie & Sons, which it currently operates from its offices in Ballindalloch, Moray.