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Glenfarclas 12 years Of. Compagnie Générale d'Importation

  • 43% |
  • 0.75L

Like many other distilleries in the 1960s and 1970s, Glenfarclas entrusted Gordon & MacPhail with the distribution of its single malt via the subsidiary Grant Bonding Co. As the distillery only began bottling its whiskies in 1979, this Glenfarclas 12 Year Old is an official 1970s bottling for the Fr…More info

  • Distillery: Glenfarclas
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Speyside
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 marked label, 1 slightly wrinkled label

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Glenfarclas 12 years Of. Compagnie Générale d'Importation

The wine

Like many other distilleries in the 1960s and 1970s, Glenfarclas entrusted Gordon & MacPhail with the distribution of its single malt via the subsidiary Grant Bonding Co. As the distillery only began bottling its whiskies in 1979, this Glenfarclas 12 Year Old is an official 1970s bottling for the French market.

The distillery Glenfarclas

Scotland, Speyside. Distillery operational. Owner: J&G Grant International. Independent & family-owned

Perhaps due to its status as an independent, family-owned distillery, Glenfarclas is a textbook case when it comes to tracing 70 years of Scotch whisky abroad. In addition to the intrinsic quality of its malt, heavily influenced by sherry cask maturation (until the late 1990s), it is also one of the most interesting brands to collect.In a time when most malt distilleries were producing in the shadow of blending companies (1950), the owners of Glenfarclas crossed sea and ocean to the United States, South Africa and Australia in order to sell their single malt. In the following decade, The Glenfarclas literally flooded the Italian market, which had something of a taste for very young malts (The Glenfarclas 5 Year Old 1971).Paying close attention to its customers' needs, the distillery released numerous bottles and labels, creating a varied range of young and aged versions, sometimes vintages, single casks, small batches and cask strengths, all whilst maintaining its authentic character. This led to a large number of limited editions bearing the name of the bar, restaurant or importer and sometimes even the name of the private client for whom the bottling had been produced.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Glenfarclas
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Age: 12 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Speyside
  • Alcohol percentage: 43 %
  • Volume: 0.75L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 marked label, 1 slightly wrinkled label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
  • Intensity: -
  • Dominant aroma: -
  • Tasting occasion: -
Glenfarclas 12 years Of. Compagnie Générale d'Importation
Glenfarclas 12 years Of. Compagnie Générale d'Importation

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Glenfarclas 12 years Of. Compagnie Générale d'Importation

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format