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![Ballindalloch \"Glenfarclas\" 1967 Hart Brothers 35 Year Old](https://whisky-main.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/styles/xlarge_1_1/s3/IMG_3187_0.jpg?itok=xVMI5fUU "Ballindalloch \\"Glenfarclas\\" 1967 Hart Brothers 35 Year Old")
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Glenfarclas
Founded
1836
Region
Speyside
Status
Operational
Company
Production type
Single Malt
Production capacity
3,500,000 litres per year
Glenfarclas is one of the Speyside region's most esteemed malt distilleries. It was built in 1836 by Robert Hay before being sold to John Grant after his death in 1865. With the exception of a three-year period between 1895 and 1898 where Pattison, Elder & Co held a stake in the distillery, it has been wholly-owned by J&G ever since.
Famed for its traditional approach, the distillery uses direct-fired stills to produce its signature rich and weighty spirit, the majority of which is laid down in European oak sherry casks from Jerez. A cool microclimate around the distillery means that these casks are particularly stingy to the "angels," resulting in an incredible depth of vintage stock.
While it has been bottling some of its whisky as single malt since the 1870s, it was in 1959 that J&G Grant made the decision to begin officially marketing the Glenfarclas brand. It entered a partnership with Gordon & MacPhail and established the Grant Bonding Company in order to manage its bottling and distribution, which was initially targeted at the US market. Early age statements included 10- and 12-year-olds before an 8-year-old was settled upon as the proprietary expression. The brand then made history in 1968 by becoming the first to add a permanent cask strength bottling to its catalogue by offering the 8-year-old at 105˚ proof.
The distillery assumed sole responsibility for the brand in 1979, broadening its portfolio over the following decade to include 12-, 15-, 21- and 25-year-olds. Today the former is exclusive to the French market, while the rest are also joined by a 10-, 30- and 40-year-old on the core range alongside the classic 105 Cask Strength. They are supported by seasonal releases in the distillery's vintage Family Casks series, first bottled in 2007.
1898-present
Glenfarclas Distillery
Ballindalloch
AB37 9BD
Scotland
Active brands
Single Malt
