Distilled on 20 November 1953, the Glenfarclas 70-Yr-Previous has been matured within the distillery’s dunnage warehouses in Speyside and was laid down in first-fill sherry casks.
Callum Fraser, distillery supervisor at Glenfarclas stated: “That is true Glenfarclas and this expression captures the very DNA of the distillery. What we did 30 or 40 and even 70 years in the past may be very a lot what we nonetheless do in the present day. The warehouses are nonetheless right here, holding many years of tales of their partitions. On the coronary heart of all of it, custom stays key.”
The whisky has been overseen by six distillery managers over the previous 70 years and simply 262 bottles have been made accessible globally.
John Grant, chairman and fifth technology of the Grant household, added: “As chairman of a family-owned distillery I’m dedicated to overseeing the manufacturing of our distinctive malt whisky, simply as my forefathers did earlier than me.
“Remarkably, this specific cask has been maturing virtually so long as I’ve been alive. Releasing it now marks a real milestone, and one which Callum and I’ve thought-about rigorously and with nice respect for its legacy.”
The Glenfarclas 70-Yr-Previous is offered by way of a choose community of specialist retailers in additional than 50 markets. The really useful retail worth is £20,000.
