Pronounced glenfarclas, this is one of the few remaining truly family owned and run distilleries in scotland. Glenfarclas was one of the first distilleries in scotland to open a dedicated visitor centre in 1973 and still provides a very warm welcome. Glenfarclas distillery is a highland whisky distillery in ballindalloch, scotland. In 2006 this was named the best sherried whisky in the single malt world cup. Glenfarclas whisky buy glenfarclas whiskies online.
Fresh youthfulness reminds that this single malt is. Anything that has persevered that long, a marriage, a job, a friendship, are all worthy of being commemorated. The distillery has six stills which are the largest on highlandand are heated directly by gas burners. 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 which means glen of the green grassland started life as a typical farm distillery. Photo, courtesy glenfarclas distillery a quarter century is a long time. George grant thinks this is an excellent introduction to the distillery style.
The distillery has a production capacity of around 3. Grant the present proprietors father informing him that they did not plan to buy glenfarclas for blending the following year. 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. Glenfarclas single malt scotch whisky the whisky shop. It also comes with four tumblers, four nosing glasses, and a water jug all glencairn crystal with four slate coasters and three leatherbound books. Berlin, michael, distillers company, ashort history. 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. It continues to be independently owned and run today by the grant family as johns greatgreat grandson john l. Glenfarclas distillery history wandering spirits global. Multiaward winning glenfarclas single highland malt scotch whisky has been distilled on speyside for six generations by one family the grants. Buy glenfarclas 21 year old single malt scotch whisky. The trunk includes a replica of the oldest known painting of glenfarclas distillery. Situated in campbeltown, one of the recognised 5 whisky producing regions of scotland, the distillery has a formidable pedigree.
Change your shipping destination we can probably ship to you. Jan 07, 2018 altogether, glenfarclas was a delightful introduction to distillery tours. Here we go again for a pictures summary of one of my most recent distillery visits. 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. Glenfarclas distillery history glenfarclas distillery lies in the glenlivetspeyside region of scotland at the foot of benrinnes. Glenfarclas 105 is a superb cask strength whisky, with a history that can be traced to 1968. Ive been lucky enough to try the core range of glenfarclas a whisky from the highland region of scotland. Glenfarclas is a familyowned distillery founded in 1836. The distillery has six stills which are the largest on speyside and are heated directly by gas burners. Typical fruity sweet speyside aroma that is full of oranges, apricots and plums with a touch of cinnamon and cloves. This commitment is reflected in the reputation the distillery holds in the whisky community, being. The glenfarclas distillery is one of the last family distilleries in speyside. Book your tickets online for glenfarclas distillery, ballindalloch. Find out more about the characteristics that has made our independent distillery such as continued success since it was established in 1836.
Visit our website today and find out little more about our brand and heritage. Glenfarclas distillery tour adventures in whisky land. However, the first appearance of glenfarclas in the official records dates from 1844 when robert hay. 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 translates as meaning valley of the green grass.
The glenfarclas distillery was legally established in 1836, on the recherlich farm at ballindalloch, in the heart of speyside. Glenfarclas has achieved a lot in its 150 years, not least a reputation for. 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. 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. Glenfarclas distillery tour glenfarclas distillery. Glenfarclas means valley of the green grass, an indication of the richness of the pasture land which surrounds the distillery. Are you ready to open the big red doors to our distillery. Where is glenfarclas distillery glenfarclas distillery is located in the northern speydistrict. Glenfarclas distillery speyside single malt scotch whisky. It is affectionately known as the wee toon, and the. Glenfarclas distillery in speyside, scotland youtube. We cant actually ship glenfarclas 1969 family cask to you in united states at the moment.
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. He was 60 years old and married to barbara with whom he had six children. However, there is some evidence that there was a distillery on the site over a century prior. Glenfarclas can trace its history back to 1836, when tenant farmer robert hay founded the distillery on the rechlerich farm, on the ballindalloch. Glenfarclas distillery, ballindalloch whisky distilleries. Glenfarclas distillery is a speyside whisky distillery in ballindalloch, scotland. The date of foundation of the distillery is unclear. They have a spitandpolish air and a nononsense approach to production. My collection of books related to whisky spans from the period 1783 to 20. 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.
The glenfarclas distillery has a great whisky tour and tasting. 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. Glenfarclas distillery visit distillery distillery. 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. As far as the tasting, the room is beautiful and whisky is good. 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. Dec 23, 2015 glenfarclas is one of the few independent and family run distilleries left in scotland. The distillery was first founded in 1836 by robert hay. 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.
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 21 year old single malt scotch whisky caskers. 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 distillery has six stills which are heated directly by gas burners. 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.
Thankfully, the grants decided the spirit this produced was not to their liking and the offending coils. On june 8th, 1865 john grant became tenant of the farm and bought the distillery for the price of. 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. Then in 1968 the distillers company now diageo wrote to george s.
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. 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. Whisky library buxrud family and single malt 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. This was my first tour of a distillery, so the whole thing was new and fascinating. Glenfarclas family cask trunk and the 1971 vintage whisky.
Glenfarclas means glen of the green grassland, and the freshness on the nose reminds me of grassland in spring. The book will leave you feeling youve gotten to know the glenfarclas family. 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. Glenfarclas scotch malt whisky distillery profile malt madness. We cant actually ship glenfarclas 1969 family cask to you in united states at the. Cardhu distillery discover the history of scotch whisky. This tour concludes with the opportunity to sample 2 of our whiskies. Familyowned distillery, directfired stills and this unmistakable, sherryinfused character. Their packaging is similarly nononsense nothing fancy, as you can see from the photos of the lobby shop. The crystalclear spring water, which cascades down the 3,000foot mountain through peat and granite, is the lifeblood of the glenfarclas distillery. The tour guides are so knowledgeable of the history and make everything very enjoyable. Maybe it is the family atmosphere which is evident at the distillery as we saw mr. Glenfarclas distillery tour information wandering spirits global. Glenfarclas is located on the rechlerich farm in ballindaloch, speyside.
On 8 june 1865 it was bought by john grant and is still owned and run by his descendants, making it truly independent. Join us for a visit through the distillery, seeing first hand the traditional methods that have been in use for nearly 200 years. Indeed, the distillery farm ran from the late 1790s until 1988. 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. 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. Glen scotia distillery was founded in 1832, and has been operating for approximately one hundred and eighty years. When the original incarnation was released that year, glenfarclas became the first distillery to release a more info. Glenfarclas distillery ballindalloch 2020 all you need. Even today nothing much has changed at glenfarclas. Glenfarclas whisky buy glenfarclas whiskies online master.
The glory of glenfarclas celtic life international. Glenfarclas an independence book available to buy or sell at whisky auctioneer online scotch whisky auctions. Glenfarclas distillery ballindalloch 2020 all you need to. Glendronach us visitor centre glendronach distillery. Explore the range of glenfarclas distillery, speyside berry bros. But that is exactly what glenfarclas distillery has achieved under the management and care of the grant family. The glenfarclas distillery visitor centre, which opened in 1973, is one of the original distillery visitor centres. 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. Glenfarclas is one of the few independent and family run distilleries left in scotland. Glenfarclas 1969 family cask whisky master of malt. The distillery has a production capacity of around 90,000 litres of finished whisky per year. Glenfarclas distillery glenfarclas single malt scotch whisky.
Glenfarclas an independence book whisky auctioneer. Glenfarclas distillery feature page on undiscovered scotland. 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. After he acquired it, george grant son of john and john smith cousin of john, became responsible for taking care of the distillery. The history of glenfarclas started when the farmer robert hay built a distillery on the rechlerich farm in 1836. The whiskies will be selected and introduced by one of the glenfarclas brand ambassadors. 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. Glenfarclas distillery history home wandering spirits global.
Thats fortunate, as i had planned no less than nine tours for our twoweek vacation. Glenfarclas distillery glenfarclas single malt scotch. Meet the king of single malt scotch whisky the jackal. The distillery is owned and run by the grant family. The boom times continued through the 1960s and capacity at the distillery was much increased. Glenfarclas product distiller the whisky shop dufftown. 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. There is no glam visitor exhibition, the history and location of glenfarclas do all the talking. 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. Glenfarclas distillery lies in the glenlivetspeyside region of scotland at the foot of benrinnes.
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