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 J.
& G. Grant are pleased to announce the
release of a limited edition bottling to
celebrate the family owned distillery’s
175th Anniversary.
Whilst the exact date of the first
distillation at Glenfarclas is lost in
the mists of time, the granting of the
first license in 1836 is a significant
milestone in the distillery’s long
history, and is considered the
distillery’s formal date of
establishment.
The Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary
bottling is a limited edition which has
been created by selecting eighteen
casks, with three from each of the last
six decades. This includes what was at
the time of bottling, the oldest cask in
the distillery’s warehouses; number 1711
from 1952.
Amber heather honey in colour, the taste
marries the heavy sherry from the 1950s
and 1960s with the light fruitiness of
the 1970s and 1980s, the freshness of
the 1990s and the surprising maturity of
the youngest casks from 2000.
The artwork for the accompanying gift
tube has been created from historic
Glenfarclas labels, some over 100 years
old, to illustrate the long history of
Glenfarclas.
The Glenfarclas 175th Anniversary at was bottled 43% ABV and there
are 6000 bottles available worldwide from specialist whisky
retailers. Overseas, bottles of this
limited edition are destined for markets
across Europe and Asia.
For those who wish to sample, during the
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival,
which runs from the 29th April to the
2nd of May 2011, Glenfarclas will host
three events which will include an
opportunity to taste this historic dram.
John L. S. Grant, Chairman, commented,
‘With six decades in one glass, we hope
consumers around the world will enjoy
celebrating our 175th Anniversary with
this unique Glenfarclas’.
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