The history
The Glenfarclas distillery was founded in 1836 by Robert Hay and received in 1844 their fueling license.
After his death in 1865, John Grant bought the Glenfarclas distillery. It is still one of the few distilleries in Scotland that has been privately owned since its inception.
In 1870 John Grant's son George took over the distillery management. And Glenfarclas became the family business J. & G. Grant Ltd.
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Meaning of the name |
Valley of the green grass |
Whisky region |
Speyside |
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Pronunciation |
Glen-farclas |
Status |
In operation |
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Owner |
J. and G. Grant Ltd
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Capacity per year |
3.500.000 Liter |
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Address |
Glenfarclas Destillery Ballindaloch AB37 9BD |
Style of the house |
Aromatic, malty, fruity, honey, sherry-toned, soft, long and warm |
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Contact |
www.glenfarclas.co.uk +44(0)1807500345 |
Founding year |
1836 |
The production
In 1960, the capacity of the Glenfarclas Distillery was doubled for the first time from two stills to four. Two more stills were added in 1976.
Since 1965, the malt house is closed and the required malt is delivered by large malting and stored in large silos. Then the malt is sifted in a machine and ground in the modern malt mill.
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1 mash tun (semi lauter) |
Made of stainless steel, controlled and monitored by computers |
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12 wash backs |
Made of stainless steel, controlled and monitored by computers |
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3 wash stills |
Large, with a ball-shaped bulge at the neck, fired directly with gas |
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3 spirit stills |
Large, with a ball-shaped bulge at the neck, fired directly with gas |
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Tube condensers |
Outside the stillhous |
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Number of distillation operations |
2 |
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Water source |
Spring at the Ben Rinnes |
The storage
The storage of malts takes place in low warehouses with natural soils and the whiskey matures almost exclusively in ex-sherry casks (Oloroso). About half of it is needed for the blends of other producers, the rest is bottled as a single malt.
