Glenfarclas Family Cask 1981 7th Edition 70cl 50.8°
This 1981 bottling is the 7th edition of the Family Casks Collection, released by the Glenfarclas distillery. This is an amazing 30 Year-Old Single Cask bottled in 2011, from a unique hogshead, built from the staves of a Bourbon barrel and 25% from new oak. This cask bears the number 57.
For 30 years, the whisky has been refined and has develop subtle fruity aromas. The hogshead has an effect similar to the Bourbon barrel, yet drier. This results in a spectacular Glenfarclas, different and original, amazingly rich with a deep, smoky and honeyed spiciness coated with dark chocolate. As George S.Grant from Glenfarclas says:'Not a typical Glenfarclas but a fine dram!'
Only 183 bottles of this Single Casks have been released from this hogshead n°57. This is a cask strength bottling.
| Volume | 0.7 L |
| ABV | 50.8 ° |
| Type | Single malt |
| Distillery | Glenfarclas |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
| Range | Family Casks |
| Vintage | 1981 |
| Age | 30 years |
| Maturation | Hogshead |
| Peat | Non Peated |
| Characteristics | Single Barrel |
| Reference: | 39179 |
Amongst the few genuinely independent Scottish distilleries, Glenfarclas is the most envied for its autonomy.
Since 1865, the history of Glenfarclas has been deeply intertwined with the history of the Grant’s family. On June 8, 1865, John Grant became tenant of the Rechlerich farm and bought the Glenfarclas distillery, founded in 1836, for £511.19.
Today Glenfarclas is one of the few entirely independent family-run distilleries. Whiskies produced by the distillery are widely recognized by the discerning palates and ranked amongst the first Speyside whiskies. The Grant’s family motto, today represented by the 5th and 6th generation, is to create “a pure and perfect Scotch Highland whisky in the traditional Speyside style”. The name Glenfarclas means “the valley of the green grass” and the distillery is located about 1.5km away from the Spey, near Marypark village.
Glenfarclas kept the same stills than those used back in 1836 : 6 stills amongst the biggest of Speyside. The Sherry influence is remarkable: Glenfarclas has uncompromising values when investing in the best Sherry casks, and owns today near than 68000 casks, ageing in 32 different warehouses. These are Spanish casks of Oloroso and Fino Sherry, charred so as to coax out all of the vanilla flavor and sweeten the whisky. Glenfarclas has been developing vintage casks every year since 1952 until today. Each vintage reveals unique character and aromas, from the delicate freshness of a 10 year-old whisky to a sweet 30 year-old Single Malt.
The official release of the Family Casks in 2008 made history: the range offers not less than 43 vintage bottlings, from 1952 to 1994, each being single casks bottled at cask strength.
In 2016, when participating to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016, Glenfarclas has been voted Best Scotch Single Malt Distillery. 39 experts from the World Spirits Industry rewarded the Glenfarclas Distillery with 6 medals attributed to various whiskies.
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