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Speyside
1836
Springs on Ben Rinnes
J & G GRANT
Operational
Yes
+44 (0)1807 500257
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Glenfarclas Distillery was built in 1836
by a tenant farmer by the name of Robert
Hay. When Robert Hay died in 1865, the distillery was taken over by John Grant.
For the five first years of ownership John
Grant rented the distillery out. Then John Grant ran the distillery with his son George who died
only one year after his father. His wife Barbara inherited the distillery licence, and his two sons John and George Grant took over the
family business.
Grant sold a 50% share of the distillery in 1896 to Patisson Elder & Company to finance the alteration work
at the distillery. The distillery was
virtually rebuilt in 1897 using the
money from Patisson. Despite honest sharing of the
Glenfarclas profits, Patisson went bankrupt in 1899, and the distillery
once again became the exclusive property of the
Grants. The production capacity was
doubled in 1960. Two more stills were
installed in 1976. The current manager,
John, is the fifth generation of
Grants to manage Glenfarclas.
Glenfarclas is one of the few
independent and family distilleries left
in Scotland today.
The distillery was
one of the first distilleries to market a cask
strength version of its malt, the
Glenfarclas 105 which is highly rated by
whisky drinkers. Nearly half of the
production is marketed as single malt,
the remaining part is used in blends.
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Glenfarclas Tasting Notes
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 Glenfarclas
12 Year Old Single Malt.
An amber-gold, offering delightful
fruit, oak and sweet sensations, finish
long and flavoursome.
Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength.
A deep peaty-gold, spirity yet amazingly
smooth and dry. Finish rich and long
lasting.
Glenfarclas 21 Year Old Single Malt.
A dark amber-gold, full sweet vanilla
delicately smoked with a rich and long
lasting finish.
Glenfarclas 30 Year Old Single Malt.
Outright trophy winner at the
International Spirits Challenge 1996
from an entry of over 110 malt whiskies.
A full complex aroma combining fruit and
spices similar to a fruit cake, an
extraordinary deep spirit, warm and rich
leaving a lingering fruit and nut
chocolate feel on the palate.
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Glenfarclas Bottlings
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Glenfarclas offer you the following choice
of single malts:
- 10 Year Old Single Malt.
- 12 Year Old Single Malt.
- 105 Cask Strength.
- 15 Year Old Single Malt.
- 25 Year Old Single Malt.
- 30 Year Old Single Malt.
- 40 Year Old Single Malt.
- You will find that there are many more rare vintage
bottlings and some
independent bottlings of Glenfarclas
single
malt whisky available from
specialist whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange.
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