29th Jan, 2025 10:00

Whisky | A Taste of Tradition

 
Lot 26
 

BLAIRFINDY (GLENFARCLAS) 1965 39 YEAR OLD BLACKADDER RAW CASK
SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT

Distilled: 01/10/1965

Bottled: 10/2004

Matured in Sherry Butt #4551

Bottle Number: 456 / 475

48.5% ABV / 70cl

Still independently owned, Glenfarclas has been operated by the Grant Family since 1865 when John Grant bought the distillery for the princely sum of £511.19s.0d. In today’s money that’s about £69,000, so still a bargain.

The distillery’s microclimate ensures one of the lowest Angel’s Shares in Scotland, allowing Glenfarclas to release staggeringly old expressions that still boast eye watering ABVs, and their (almost) exclusive use of European oak Sherry Casks results in a whisky that’s resinous and rich in dried fruit notes.

 

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Sold for £600
Estimated at £500 - £700


 
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