To mark the 175th anniversary of the
Glenfarclas distillery, the family owned
distiller received a visit from His
Royal Highness The Duke of York on the
6th of September 2011. His Royal
Highness was accompanied by Clare
Russell, Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire,
and the visit was hosted by George
Grant, Director of Sales, the sixth
generation of the Grant family to own
and manage the distillery.
His Royal Highness was given a tour of
the distillery by Shane Fraser,
Production Manager, which included being
shown the distillery’s new mashing and
fermentation control system, and being
introduced to the company’s longest
serving employee, Alistair Miller,
Mashman, who joined the company in
November 1972. To mark the occasion of
the visit during the distillery’s 175th
anniversary year, His Royal Highness
filled a commemorative cask with new
spirit. The cask will be matured on site
at Glenfarclas until it is ready for
bottling, possibly during the
distillery’s bi-centenary year in 2036.
With an interest in international trade
His Royal Highness was briefed on the
company’s exports to more than fifty
countries worldwide, by Robert Ransom,
Director of Sales and Marketing. To
conclude the visit His Royal Highness
was presented with a bottle of the
Glenfarclas Chairman’s Reserve, a
limited edition bottling released for
the distillery’s 175th Anniversary. |