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About the producer

Glenfarclas is one of the finest distilleries in Speyside. Described by industry icon and Scotch whisky distiller Sir Thomas Dewar as “the king of the whiskies and the whisky of kings”, Glenfarclas has a long and storied history as a remarkable single malt producer.

The distillery, one mile from the River Spey, is situated on a stretch of land that boasts the likes of Macallan, Balvenie, Glenfiddich and Aberlour. The name Glenfarclas comes from the Gaelic for “valley of the green grassland”.

In 1836, Robert Hay was granted a licence to distil whisky at Glenfarclas. Cattle breeder John Grant took over the farm and distillery following Hay’s death and leased it to John Smith who left five years later to build Cragganmore. The site passed between Grant generations until the Glenfarclas-Glenlivet Distillery Company was formed with Pattisons of Leith in the 1890s. This partnership wasn’t to last long and Glenfarclas was fortunate to weather the Pattisons Crash in 1898 that threatened to bring the entire industry down with it. The distillery has firmly remained under the Grant family’s ownership since.

Glenfarclas’s fortunes have oscillated throughout whisky booms and busts. Production has increased, been scaled back, and considerable stock laid down when times were hard. Throughout all this, the Speyside distillery can legitimately lay claim to a series of firsts – it was one of the first single malts to be consistently available when others were concentrating on blends and it was among the first Scottish distilleries to open a visitor centre. Today, Glenfarclas operates the biggest stills in Speyside and its Highland Single Malt accounts for two thirds of the distillery’s annual production – sold in more than 90 markets worldwide.

In 2007, Glenfarclas launched its highly collectable The Family Casks. The series of 43 single cask, vintage single malts spans seven decades and is highly sought after by whisky lovers. For many, Glenfarclas is typified by its Sherry-cask finish. The Grant family maintains strong and long-standing relationships with the world’s finest bodegas. Single malts from the distillery range from 10 to 40 years old.

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About the producer

Glenfarclas is one of the finest distilleries in Speyside. Described by industry icon and Scotch whisky distiller Sir Thomas Dewar as “the king of the whiskies and the whisky of kings”, Glenfarclas has a long and storied history as a remarkable single malt producer.

The distillery, one mile from the River Spey, is situated on a stretch of land that boasts the likes of Macallan, Balvenie, Glenfiddich and Aberlour. The name Glenfarclas comes from the Gaelic for “valley of the green grassland”.

In 1836, Robert Hay was granted a licence to distil whisky at Glenfarclas. Cattle breeder John Grant took over the farm and distillery following Hay’s death and leased it to John Smith who left five years later to build Cragganmore. The site passed between Grant generations until the Glenfarclas-Glenlivet Distillery Company was formed with Pattisons of Leith in the 1890s. This partnership wasn’t to last long and Glenfarclas was fortunate to weather the Pattisons Crash in 1898 that threatened to bring the entire industry down with it. The distillery has firmly remained under the Grant family’s ownership since.

Glenfarclas’s fortunes have oscillated throughout whisky booms and busts. Production has increased, been scaled back, and considerable stock laid down when times were hard. Throughout all this, the Speyside distillery can legitimately lay claim to a series of firsts – it was one of the first single malts to be consistently available when others were concentrating on blends and it was among the first Scottish distilleries to open a visitor centre. Today, Glenfarclas operates the biggest stills in Speyside and its Highland Single Malt accounts for two thirds of the distillery’s annual production – sold in more than 90 markets worldwide.

In 2007, Glenfarclas launched its highly collectable The Family Casks. The series of 43 single cask, vintage single malts spans seven decades and is highly sought after by whisky lovers. For many, Glenfarclas is typified by its Sherry-cask finish. The Grant family maintains strong and long-standing relationships with the world’s finest bodegas. Single malts from the distillery range from 10 to 40 years old.

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2004 Glenfarclas Family Cask 2417 58.8%

£195.00

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£195.00

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£195.00

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

2002 Glenfarclas Family Cask 900285 57.8%

£204.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 15 Marketplace

£204.00

70cl

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£204.00

0 Immediate | 15 Marketplace

2001 Glenfarclas Family Cask 3384 56.5%

£208.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

£208.00

70cl

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£208.00

0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

2000 Glenfarclas Family Cask 4084 53.7%

£213.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

£213.00

70cl

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£213.00

0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

1997 Glenfarclas Family Cask 4667 56.3%

£229.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

£229.00

70cl

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£229.00

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

1995 Glenfarclas Family Cask 9 52.1%

£252.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£252.00

70cl

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£252.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

1994 Glenfarclas Family Cask 4337 50.5%

£264.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£264.00

70cl

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£264.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

1993 Glenfarclas Family Cask 4677 57.2%

£275.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£275.00

70cl

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£275.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

1991 Glenfarclas Family Cask 211 56.3%

£451.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

£451.00

70cl

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£451.00

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

1990 Glenfarclas Family Cask 5122 55.2%

£463.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£463.00

70cl

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£463.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

1989 Glenfarclas Family Cask 13010 51.4%

£477.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

£477.00

70cl

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£477.00

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

1988 Glenfarclas Family Cask 1374 49.2%

£507.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

£507.00

70cl

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£507.00

0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

1987 Glenfarclas Family Cask 3831 46%

£532.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£532.00

70cl

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£532.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

1986 Glenfarclas Family Cask 4335 55%

£556.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£556.00

70cl

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£556.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1984 Glenfarclas Family Cask 6029 47.1%

£4,190.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£4,190.00

70cl

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£4,190.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

1983 Glenfarclas Family Cask 38 50.8%

£1,196.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

£1,196.00

70cl

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£1,196.00

0 Immediate | 12 Marketplace

1983 Glenfarclas The Family Cask 46.1%

£454.00

70cl

70cl

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1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£454.00

70cl

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£454.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

1982 Glenfarclas Family Cask 4565 52.4%

£1,186.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

£1,186.00

70cl

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£1,186.00

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

1981 Glenfarclas Family Cask 1085 43.2%

£693.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£693.00

70cl

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£693.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1980 Glenfarclas Family Cask 1916 43.3%

£718.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

£718.00

70cl

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£718.00

0 Immediate | 9 Marketplace

1977 Glenfarclas Family Cask 7293 43.6%

£802.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£802.00

70cl

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£802.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1975 Glenfarclas Family Cask 1185 44.5%

£5,727.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

£5,727.00

70cl

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£5,727.00

0 Immediate | 8 Marketplace

1971 Glenfarclas Family Cask 151 47%

£4,400.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£4,400.00

70cl

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£4,400.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

1970 Glenfarclas Family Cask 2026 53%

£6,121.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

£6,121.00

70cl

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£6,121.00

0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

1961 Glenfarclas Family Cask 3055 41.7%

£4,196.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£4,196.00

70cl

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£4,196.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1960 Glenfarclas Family Cask S14 1775 45.2%

£5,452.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

£5,452.00

70cl

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£5,452.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

1959 Glenfarclas Family Cask 3225 46.3%

£7,551.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£7,551.00

70cl

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£7,551.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1959 Glenfarclas 1959 60yo Cask 1820 40.9%

£16,200.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£16,200.00

70cl

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£16,200.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

1958 Glenfarclas Family Cask 2061 41.7%

£7,700.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£7,700.00

70cl

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£7,700.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1957 Glenfarclas Family Cask 2110 50.3%

£7,550.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£7,550.00

70cl

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£7,550.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

1954 Glenfarclas Family Cask 1260 47.2%

£7,132.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£7,132.00

70cl

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£7,132.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

N.V. Glenfarclas 30 Years Old

£2,296.00

3x70cl

3x70cl

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0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£2,296.00

3x70cl

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£2,296.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

N.V. Glenfarclas 50YO 40.6%

£9,951.00

70cl

70cl

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0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£9,951.00

70cl

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£9,951.00

0 Immediate | 7 Marketplace

Duty Paid

N.V. Glenfarclas 40 Years Old

£838.00

70cl

70cl

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1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£838.00

70cl

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£838.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Duty Paid

70cl

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1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£838.00

70cl

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£838.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

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