We’re grateful for your continued support and wish you a festive season full of cheer!

Slàinte,
The Murray McDavid Team

Welcome to our Christmas Bulletin and all that’s new at Glenfarclas. Our distillery manager, Callum, tells us what’s been happening at the distillery recently. We’ll have a closer look at our 15 year old single malt, a preview of our new 1950s Family Cask tour and we’ll tell you about our recent award from Tripadvisor. We hope you enjoy it.

Distillery Manager

Callum A Fraser

As another busy year at the distillery draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect and update you on the past year at Glenfarclas.

Being a family owned and truly independent distillery our lifeblood is our people. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the men and women of Glenfarclas, who work around the clock to create the whisky that you are able to enjoy today. This year we said goodbye to Stillman Jimmy Nichol, who retired after 17 years of loyal service. Thank you Jimmy for your hard work and we wish you all the best! We also welcomed Colin, Scott and Blair to the production team.

We have been working at full capacity throughout 2024 producing just under 3 million litres of alcohol. Our warehouse team have been hand filling the casks on site and laying them down to rest in one of our 42 dunnage warehouses, where they will lay undisturbed for many years.

During our scheduled summer shutdown or silent season, you will be pleased to know that the team were kept busy painting the famous warehouse doors red and cutting the grass around the distillery whilst we were undertaking a huge upgrade project on our Bio Plant. This will allow us to clean more water per hour before returning it to the River Spey, helping us to continue to do our part for the environment.

On a personal note, 2024 marked my 12th year at Glenfarclas as distillery manager, so I hope that at some point in the future you can raise a glass of our fantastic 12-year-old Glenfarclas to mark the occasion.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

INTRODUCING THE GLENFARCLAS 15-YEAR-OLD

Matured in Oloroso sherry casks and specially bottled at 46% abv, it is the perfect winter warmer to enjoy with family and friends this festive period.

Tasting notes:

Colour: Rich golden amber.

Nose: Deliciously sherried, light butterscotch aromas, with a hint of dried blossom fruits.

Flavour: Full bodied with a superb balance of sherried sweetness, raisins, almonds and light citrus notes resembling Christmas cake.

Finish: Long lasting, gloriously sherried, sweet and distinguished. Sláinte!

50s Family Cask Experience

We are thrilled to announce the introduction of a new distillery experience at Glenfarclas. This is the very first time a dedicated 1950s Family Cask experience has been offered here at the distillery. Our 1950s tour is a unique opportunity to gain insight into one of the last family owned and run distilleries in Scotland by taking an in-depth tour and meeting our team here on site whilst visiting never seen before areas of the distillery. We invite you to step back in time where you can marvel at our complete Family Cask Collection before enjoying five specially selected drams from the 1950s in our VIP lounge.

This is a one-of-a-kind experience, for true Glenfarclas connoisseurs to enjoy some of the rarest and most special whiskies available anywhere. The tour lasts between 2 ½ – 3 hours and is priced at £511.19 per person (a nod to the purchase price of the distillery back in 1865!). Tours can be booked by appointment only. For more information, please email visitorcentre@glenfarclas.com Over 18s only.

Tripadvisor Award

We are delighted that our Visitor Centre has been awarded the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2024. Tripadvisor gives a Travellers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.

Well done to Sarah and the team!

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VISITING THE WORLD

Over the last 12 months our team based here at Glenfarclas have personally visited 21 countries worldwide to showcase and talk about our family owned and independent distillery. It has been an incredible year with some wonderful experiences meeting Glenfarclas drinkers from across the globe. We cannot wait to see where 2025 will take our Sales team.

As we approach the end of another remarkable year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support of Glenfarclas.

We hope this festive season brings you warmth, joy, and cherished moments with loved ones. May your glasses be full and your spirits high as we raise a toast to memories made and those yet to come.

Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here’s to another year of exceptional whisky and shared experiences.

With warmest wishes,

The Glenfarclas Team

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