Glenfarclas, one of Scotland’s few remaining family-owned and managed distilleries, has this week announced the release of its oldest whisky to date.
Distilled on November 20, 1953, the Glenfarclas 70-Year-Old has been matured in the distillery’s traditional dunnage warehouses in Speyside.
This release was laid down in first-fill sherry casks. The whisky has been overseen by six distillery managers over the past seventy years and will now be available to purchase internationally.
The 70-Year-Old is an exceptionally rare Glenfarclas. When it was distilled back in 1953, the malt barn would have been a hive of activity at the heart of the distillery, with barley being hand-turned on the malting floors.
There will be only 262 bottles available globally.
John Grant, chairman and fifth generation of the Grant family to have owned and run Glenfarclas distillery, said:
"As chairman of a family-owned distillery I am committed to overseeing the production of our exceptional malt whisky, just as my forefathers did before me.
The 70-Year-Old is an exceptionally rare Glenfarclas. When it was distilled back in 1953, the malt barn would have been a hive of activity at the heart of the distillery, with barley being hand-turned on the malting floors.
There will be only 262 bottles available globally.
John Grant, chairman and fifth generation of the Grant family to have owned and run Glenfarclas distillery, said:
"As chairman of a family-owned distillery I am committed to overseeing the production of our exceptional malt whisky, just as my forefathers did before me.
“We take great pride in maintaining complete control over every aspect of production, preserving our time-honoured traditional methods - most notably, the use of direct-fired stills, which creates a robust and full-bodied spirit.
"Remarkably, this particular cask has been maturing almost as long as I’ve been alive. Releasing it now marks a true milestone.”
The new release is the oldest in the Glenfarclas Warehouse Series, surpassing the 30-, 35-, and 40-Year-Old expressions.
Callum A. Fraser, distillery manager at Glenfarclas, is proud of the whisky.
“This is true Glenfarclas and this expression captures the very DNA of the distillery, he said. “What we did 30 or 40 or even 70 years ago is very much what we still do today. The warehouses are still here, holding decades of stories in their walls. At the heart of it all, tradition remains key.
“This whisky has waited 70 years to be enjoyed. Through wars, the reign of a queen and now a king, the world has changed - but this spirit has endured, and it stands as a rare and timeless testament to patience and craft.”
The recommended retail price is £20,000 (UK). Ouch!
"Remarkably, this particular cask has been maturing almost as long as I’ve been alive. Releasing it now marks a true milestone.”
The new release is the oldest in the Glenfarclas Warehouse Series, surpassing the 30-, 35-, and 40-Year-Old expressions.
Callum A. Fraser, distillery manager at Glenfarclas, is proud of the whisky.
“This is true Glenfarclas and this expression captures the very DNA of the distillery, he said. “What we did 30 or 40 or even 70 years ago is very much what we still do today. The warehouses are still here, holding decades of stories in their walls. At the heart of it all, tradition remains key.
“This whisky has waited 70 years to be enjoyed. Through wars, the reign of a queen and now a king, the world has changed - but this spirit has endured, and it stands as a rare and timeless testament to patience and craft.”
The recommended retail price is £20,000 (UK). Ouch!
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