Glenfarclas Highland Whisky 185th Anniversary Bottling 70cl

Glenfarclas Highland Whisky 185th Anniversary

In May 1836 was officially licenced for the first time, adding the designation “Distillery” to Rechlerich Farm. Therefore, May 2021 marks 185 years of legal distilling and Glenfarclas is celebrating the anniversary with a limited-edition bottling.

Glenfarclas means ‘Valley of the Green Grassland’ and the spring water. This ensures the verdant green grass, is essential to the distinct flavour of . It bubbles up, crystal clear, from the underlying granite on the slopes of the mountain, Ben Rinne’s, to supply the distillery below.

Combining the finest malt barley, distilling twice in traditional, direct fired, copper pot stills. Collecting only the lightest and best fractions of alcohol. Filling two thirds into the finest  oak casks. And one third into plain oak casks in which to lie maturing over many years.

• Only 6,000 bottles of this limited-edition release Glenfarclas Highland Whisky 185th Anniversary are available in the United Kingdom
• Rich and sherried offering notes of dried fruit, Christmas cake, baking spices and toffee throughout the palate
• Fresh and vibrant in your glass

George Grant, sixth generation family member and current Sales Director, said of the release: “Due to my grandfather’s foresight, here at Glenfarclas we are very fortunate to have casks in our dunnage warehouses from 8 different decades, from the 1950s to the 2020s. Some of our warehouses even predate the 185th anniversary we are celebrating.