Glenfarclas 1969 family cask whisky master of malt. After he acquired it, george grant son of john and john smith cousin of john, became responsible for taking care of the distillery. Nov 01, 2017 the vibe around the whole distillery is very different to the other distilleries i visited, much more homely and you get a real sense of the family feel. Maybe it is the family atmosphere which is evident at the distillery as we saw mr. The distillery has six stills which are the largest on speyside and are heated directly by gas burners. Glenfarclas was one of the first distilleries in scotland to open a dedicated visitor centre in 1973 and still provides a very warm welcome. The book will leave you feeling youve gotten to know the glenfarclas family. If you are a highland whisky enthusiast, you can book an appointment with us and get a much more elaborate tour of the glenfarclas distillery, where you will be exposed to not just the favorite brands of the renowned distillery but also the history and success around the organization. Thats fortunate, as i had planned no less than nine tours for our twoweek vacation. Their packaging is similarly nononsense nothing fancy, as you can see from the photos of the lobby shop. Whisky library buxrud family and single malt whisky. Glenfarclas distillery, ballindalloch whisky distilleries. New since 2014, the five decades tour and tasting is an exclusive indepth tour of the distillery followed by a tasting of five of the family casks, with one from each decade. Glenfarclas distillery visit distillery distillery.
There is no glam visitor exhibition, the history and location of glenfarclas do all the talking. Explore the range of glenfarclas distillery, speyside berry bros. However, the first appearance of glenfarclas in the official records dates from 1844 when robert hay. Photo, courtesy glenfarclas distillery a quarter century is a long time. Glenfarclas distillery is a highland whisky distillery in ballindalloch, scotland. Anything that has persevered that long, a marriage, a job, a friendship, are all worthy of being commemorated. Situated in the heart of speyside malt whisky country glenfarclas, translated from the gaelic as glen of the green grassland, nestles at the foot of the ben rinnes mountain. Fresh youthfulness reminds that this single malt is. Glen scotia distillery was founded in 1832, and has been operating for approximately one hundred and eighty years. Dec 23, 2015 glenfarclas is one of the few independent and family run distilleries left in scotland. The date of foundation of the distillery is unclear. The glenfarclas distillery has a great whisky tour and tasting.
Glenfarclas distillery tour information wandering spirits global. Glenfarclas means valley of the green grass, an indication of the richness of the pasture land which surrounds the distillery. This commitment is reflected in the reputation the distillery holds in the whisky community, being. On 8 june 1865 it was bought by john grant and is still owned and run by his descendants, making it truly independent. The distillery has six stills which are the largest on highlandand are heated directly by gas burners. Glenfarclas distillery tour adventures in whisky land. Join us for a visit through the distillery, seeing first hand the traditional methods that have been in use for nearly 200 years.
Glenfarclas whisky buy glenfarclas whiskies online master. The distillery was first licensed in 1836 by tenant farmer robert hay, although evidence suggests that distilling took place on the farm some years earlier. My collection of books related to whisky spans from the period 1783 to 20. We cant actually ship glenfarclas 1969 family cask to you in united states at the. Unusually glenfarclas continues to use direct fired stills, although in 1980 there was a brief experiment with indirect firing in one spirit still using coils from miltionduff distillery. Grant the present proprietors father informing him that they did not plan to buy glenfarclas for blending the following year. Glenfarclas distillery glenfarclas single malt scotch. Glenfarclas is one of the few family run distilleries remaining in scotland, and it is fiercely committed to principles of tradition and innovation in the field of scottish malt whisky. The history of glenfarclas started when the farmer robert hay built a distillery on the rechlerich farm in 1836. Glenfarclas translates as meaning valley of the green grass.
Also included in the trunk are four slate coasters, three handprinted and bound leather books with information on the history of the distillery, george grants tasting notes for each vintage, and a book for the buyers own tasting notes. The glenfarclas distillery visitor centre, which opened in 1973, is one of the original distillery visitor centres. Glenfarclas an independence book glenfarclas an independent distillery by ian buxton is a book chronicling the distilleries history from illicit still to celebrating its 175th anniversary. Glenfarclas is one of the few independent and family run distilleries left in scotland. In 2006 this was named the best sherried whisky in the single malt world cup. Jan 07, 2018 altogether, glenfarclas was a delightful introduction to distillery tours. Find out more about the characteristics that has made our independent distillery such as continued success since it was established in 1836. Glenfarclas whisky buy glenfarclas whiskies online. Glenfarclas family cask trunk and the 1971 vintage whisky. The glenfarclas family cask trunk contains a book with the history of the distillery, along with crystal glass tumblers the glenfarclas family cask trunk follows the hugely successful family. Then in 1968 the distillers company now diageo wrote to george s. The tour guides are so knowledgeable of the history and make everything very enjoyable. Glenfarclas distillery ballindalloch 2020 all you need to.
Glenfarclas is a familyowned distillery founded in 1836. The glenfarclas distillery is one of the last family distilleries in speyside. Where is glenfarclas distillery glenfarclas distillery is located in the northern speydistrict. Glenfarclas 21 year old single malt scotch whisky caskers. Glenfarclas which means glen of the green grassland started life as a typical farm distillery. A resolute adherence to maturation in exsherry 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. Robert hay built a distillery on the rechlerich farm in 1836, and on june 8th 1865, john grant became the tenant of the farm and bought the distillery. Are you ready to open the big red doors to our distillery. Situated in campbeltown, one of the recognised 5 whisky producing regions of scotland, the distillery has a formidable pedigree.
Ive been lucky enough to try the core range of glenfarclas a whisky from the highland region of scotland. The distillery was first founded in 1836 by robert hay. The trunk includes a replica of the oldest known painting of glenfarclas distillery. Glenfarclas has achieved a lot in its 150 years, not least a reputation for. The distillery has six stills which are heated directly by gas burners. Glenfarclas distillery feature page on undiscovered scotland. Glenfarclas distillery stands at a height of nearly 800ft on the north western slopes of ben rinnes, a well known landmark whose 840m or 2,775ft summit lies three miles to the south east. It also comes with four tumblers, four nosing glasses, and a water jug all glencairn crystal with four slate coasters and three leatherbound books. Dec 08, 2015 new since 2014, the five decades tour and tasting is an exclusive indepth tour of the distillery followed by a tasting of five of the family casks, with one from each decade. Visit our website today and find out little more about our brand and heritage. Glenfarclas distillery in speyside, scotland youtube. Glenfarclas distillery was first granted a licence in 1836 when owned and run by robert hay, but it was purchased in 1865 by john grant for the princely sum of just under. The story of glenfarclas starts to get interesting in 1865, when the distillery was acquired by the grant family following the death of robert hay. This was my first tour of a distillery, so the whole thing was new and fascinating.
Pronounced glenfarclas, this is one of the few remaining truly family owned and run distilleries in scotland. Glenfarclas scotch malt whisky distillery profile malt madness. They have a spitandpolish air and a nononsense approach to production. He was 60 years old and married to barbara with whom he had six children. Change your shipping destination we can probably ship to you. Glenfarclas is located on the rechlerich farm in ballindaloch, speyside. Here we go again for a pictures summary of one of my most recent distillery visits. The distillery has a production capacity of around 3. Glenfarclas distillery history home wandering spirits global.
Take a tour of the distillery with one of the knowledgeable guides and discover not only the magic of malt whisky production, but the unique history of glenfarclas. The remarkable story of this worldfamous malt whisky distillery is revealed in ian buxtons latest whisky book which charts the establishment of the concern is 1836 as it developed from an illicit farmyard distillery into a licensed business which it has remained ever since. The vibe around the whole distillery is very different to the other distilleries i visited, much more homely and you get a real sense of the family feel. On june 8th, 1865 john grant became tenant of the farm and bought the distillery for the price of. Glenfarclas distillery history glenfarclas distillery lies in the glenlivetspeyside region of scotland at the foot of benrinnes. Glenfarclas distillery lies in the glenlivetspeyside region of scotland at the foot of benrinnes.
It continues to be independently owned and run today by the grant family as johns greatgreat grandson john l. This tour concludes with the opportunity to sample 2 of our whiskies. We cant actually ship glenfarclas 1969 family cask to you in united states at the moment. Following roberts death in 1865, john and george grant acquired the distillery for 511 pounds and 19 shillings. The glenfarclas distillery was legally established in 1836, on the recherlich farm at ballindalloch, in the heart of speyside. The working distillery was amazing and our tour guide was very informative and helpful, we learnt all about malt whiskey production and the unique aspects of glenfarclas. Buy glenfarclas 21 year old single malt scotch whisky. Glenfarclas distillery tour glenfarclas distillery. It is affectionately known as the wee toon, and the. Even today nothing much has changed at glenfarclas. However, there is some evidence that there was a distillery on the site over a century prior. The boom times continued through the 1960s and capacity at the distillery was much increased. The distillery has a production capacity of around 90,000 litres of finished whisky per year. Founded by helen cumming in 1811 as an illicit distillery and licensed in 1824, cardhu is the first distillery to be officially pioneered by a woman.
Glenfarclas can trace its history back to 1836, when tenant farmer robert hay founded the distillery on the rechlerich farm, on the ballindalloch. Familyowned distillery, directfired stills and this unmistakable, sherryinfused character. As far as the tasting, the room is beautiful and whisky is good. Glenfarclas an independence book available to buy or sell at whisky auctioneer online scotch whisky auctions. Indeed, the distillery farm ran from the late 1790s until 1988. The whiskies will be selected and introduced by one of the glenfarclas brand ambassadors. Situated in campbeltown, one of the recognised 5 whisky producing regions of scotland, the distillery has a formidable pedigree campbeltown is a small town on the kintyre peninsula on the west coast of scotland.
Glenfarclas 21 year old single malt scotch whisky is made from freshly harvested barley, which is steeped in water sourced from the heatherclad slopes of the ben rinnes mountain. When the original incarnation was released that year, glenfarclas became the first distillery to release a more info. Glendronach us visitor centre glendronach distillery. Glenfarclas product distiller the whisky shop dufftown. Thankfully, the grants decided the spirit this produced was not to their liking and the offending coils. But that is exactly what glenfarclas distillery has achieved under the management and care of the grant family. Glenfarclas single malt scotch whisky the whisky shop. The distillery was first granted a licence in 1836 when it was run by robert hay. After he acquired it, george grant son of john and john smith cousin of john, became responsible for. Glenfarclas distillery ballindalloch 2020 all you need. George grant thinks this is an excellent introduction to the distillery style. The distillery is owned and run by the grant family. Glenfarclas distillery is a speyside whisky distillery in ballindalloch, scotland.
The distillery is reached by an access road directly from the a95 some four miles south west of aberlour and a mile east of the small settlement of marypark. Glenfarclas 105 is a superb cask strength whisky, with a history that can be traced to 1968. Berlin, michael, distillers company, ashort history. The crystalclear spring water, which cascades down the 3,000foot mountain through peat and granite, is the lifeblood of the glenfarclas distillery. Glenfarclas means glen of the green grassland, and the freshness on the nose reminds me of grassland in spring. Cardhu distillery discover the history of scotch whisky. Glenfarclas distillery speyside single malt scotch whisky. The working distillery was amazing and our tour guide was very informative and helpful, we learnt all about malt whiskey production and the unique aspects of.
The glory of glenfarclas celtic life international. Multiaward winning glenfarclas single highland malt scotch whisky has been distilled on speyside for six generations by one family the grants. Meet the king of single malt scotch whisky the jackal. Book your tickets online for glenfarclas distillery, ballindalloch.
Glenfarclas has always been standing at a high rank in my top distillery to visit bucket list some of the brands expressions also made their way in my top whiskies of all times list btw, i was then more than happy to discover it for a special historicalfocused tour. The story of the glenfarclas grants, started in 1805, when john grant, the present chairmans greatgreat grandfather, was born on the farm of lynbeg, at glenlivet, in the heart of speyside. Distillery of glenfarclas in focus, its history and tasting notes of the glenfarcals whisky is a fully independent whisky website created in 2006 by a whisky enthusiast for the whisky enthusiasts, from novice to expert, with a huge collection of tasting notes, distillery presentations, whisky fair reports in europe, reports. Glenfarclas an independence book whisky auctioneer. Glenfarclas distillery history wandering spirits global.
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