{"title":"Glenfarclas Whisky","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"glenfarclas-12-year-old","title":"Glenfarclas 12 Year Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Glenfarclas operation is large, boasting the biggest stills in Speyside and the biggest mashtun in the industry. Great care has been taken, at the expense of forgoing more cost-effective modern technologies, to ensure that the whisky’s flavour remains consistent over the decades. Their stills are some of the few that are heated in the traditional manner by direct fire (from gas burners) rather than internal electric elements. The distillery experimented with elements the early 80s, but found that this method changed the flavour of the spirit and the experiment was canned, the spirit being sold off to blenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery early on the distillery replaced their wooden mashtuns with steel, and later stainless steel when the steel ones kept rusting through. The move away from the traditional wooden tun came from the need for consistent wash. Wooden mashtuns are favoured by some distilleries because an element of yeast remains in the wood after cleaning and can give the wash interesting flavours, but lacks the consistency of stainless steel, something that Glenfarclas values highly. Nowadays whenever a new system is trialled it’s run alongside the old and is only implemented once an identical result is achieved and current chairman, John Grant, personally oversees all barley and barrel purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenfaraclas has substantial onsite warehousing facilities with 28 traditional dunnage warehouses, some more than 200 years old, holding a massive 52,000 casks, the majority of which are traditional Spanish sherry casks. This is of course because, above all, Glenfarclas whisky is a traditional old style Speyside malt, unpeated and synonymous with sherry casks. In the early days sherry was the cask of choice for all Scotch whisky, but as the demand for whisky matured in these casks outgrew the amount of sherry that the world drinks, the resulting shortage drove the price up. This coincided with the expansion of American whiskey, where a law dating back to 1935 prohibits American distillers from reusing bourbon barrels. Suddenly there were vast amounts of affordable American oak barrels on the market, and with their very attractive vanilla and caramel influences, the Scots snapped them up. Such has been the popularity of the cheaper American oak casks that today around 97% of all Scotch whisky is matured in American oak bourbon casks. Glenfarclas and a handful of distilleries including Glendronach and Macallan resisted this temptation, remaining true to sherry casks despite the fiscal advantages of American oak casks. It is precisely this kind of long-term thinking that has ensured that the Glenfarclas that you taste today is identical to that which you would have tasted fifty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vh7HoM-alSg\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Glenfarclas Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489894977615,"sku":"WC0030","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/glenfarclas_12_year_old.png?v=1787700876"},{"product_id":"glenfarclas-10-year-old-50-abv","title":"Glenfarclas 10 Year Old 50% ABV","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Glenfarclas operation is large, boasting the biggest stills in Speyside and the biggest mashtun in the industry. Great care has been taken, at the expense of forgoing more cost-effective modern technologies, to ensure that the whisky’s flavour remains consistent over the decades. Their stills are some of the few that are heated in the traditional manner by direct fire (from gas burners) rather than internal electric elements. The distillery experimented with elements the early 80s, but found that this method changed the flavour of the spirit and the experiment was canned, the spirit being sold off to blenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery early on the distillery replaced their wooden mashtuns with steel, and later stainless steel when the steel ones kept rusting through. The move away from the traditional wooden tun came from the need for consistent wash. Wooden mashtuns are favoured by some distilleries because an element of yeast remains in the wood after cleaning and can give the wash interesting flavours, but lacks the consistency of stainless steel, something that Glenfarclas values highly. Nowadays whenever a new system is trialled it’s run alongside the old and is only implemented once an identical result is achieved and current chairman, John Grant, personally oversees all barley and barrel purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenfarclas has substantial onsite warehousing facilities with 28 traditional dunnage warehouses, some more than 200 years old, holding a massive 52,000 casks, the majority of which are traditional Spanish sherry casks. This is of course because, above all, Glenfarclas whisky is a traditional old style Speyside malt, unpeated and synonymous with sherry casks. In the early days, sherry was the cask of choice for all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scotch\"\u003eScotch whisky\u003c\/a\u003e, but as the demand for whisky matured in these casks outgrew the amount of sherry that the world drinks, the resulting shortage drove the price up. This coincided with the expansion of American whiskey, where a law dating back to 1935 prohibits American distillers from reusing bourbon barrels. Suddenly there were vast amounts of affordable American oak barrels on the market, and with their very attractive vanilla and caramel influences, the Scots snapped them up. Such has been the popularity of the cheaper American oak casks that today around 97% of all Scotch whisky is matured in American oak bourbon casks. Glenfarclas and a handful of distilleries including Glendronach and Macallan resisted this temptation, remaining true to sherry casks despite the fiscal advantages of American oak casks. It is precisely this kind of long-term thinking that has ensured that the Glenfarclas that you taste today is identical to that which you would have tasted fifty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow fortunately for us, in addition to being one of the most respected whisky distillers in the world, George Grant and the team at Glenfarclas also happen to be incredibly nice guys and were thrilled to partner with us to create a special small batch bottling just for the Club, ‘the perfect Christmas whisky’. The result, and a world-first for Glenfarclas, is the classic Glenfarclas 10 Year Old, bottled for the first time ever at a luscious 50% ABV exclusively for the Club. Mouth-watering maltiness and luscious sherry sweetness work effortlessly alongside hints of dried fruit, vanilla, honey, cinnamon and cloves to deliver what’s bound to become your favourite drink these holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9VL8ugO71yM\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Glenfarclas Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489906479183,"sku":"WC0075","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/glenfarclas_10_year_old.png?v=1787700931"},{"product_id":"glenfarclas-2005-club-exclusive-oloroso-sherry-cask","title":"Glenfarclas 2005 Oloroso Sherry Cask","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Glenfarclas operation is large, boasting the biggest stills in Speyside and the biggest mashtun in the industry. Great care has been taken, at the expense of forgoing more cost-effective modern technologies, to ensure that the whisky’s flavour remains consistent over the decades. Their stills are some of the few that are heated in the traditional manner by direct fire (from gas burners) rather than internal electric elements. The distillery experimented with elements the early 80s but found that this method changed the flavour of the spirit and the experiment was soon canned, with that batch of spirit being sold off to blenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery early on the distillery replaced their wooden mashtuns with steel, and later stainless steel when the steel ones kept rusting through. The move away from the traditional wooden tun came from the need for consistent wash. Wooden mashtuns are favoured by some distilleries because an element of yeast remains in the wood after cleaning and can give the wash interesting flavours, but lacks the consistency of stainless steel, something that Glenfarclas values highly. Nowadays whenever a new system is trialled it’s run alongside the old and is only implemented once an identical result is achieved and current chairman, John Grant, personally oversees all barley and barrel purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenfarclas has substantial onsite warehousing facilities with 28 traditional dunnage warehouses, some more than 200 years old, holding a massive 52,000 casks, the majority of which are traditional Spanish sherry casks. This is of course because, above all, Glenfarclas whisky is a traditional old-style Speyside malt, unpeated and synonymous with sherry casks. In the early days, sherry was the cask of choice for all Scotch whisky, but as the demand for whisky matured in these casks outgrew the amount of sherry that the world drinks, the resulting shortage drove the price up. This coincided with the expansion of American whiskey, where a law dating back to 1935 prohibits American distillers from reusing bourbon barrels. Suddenly there were vast amounts of affordable American oak barrels on the market, and with their very attractive vanilla and caramel influences, the Scots snapped them up. Such has been the popularity of the cheaper American oak casks that today around 97% of all Scotch whisky is matured in American oak bourbon casks. Glenfarclas and a handful of distilleries including Glendronach and Macallan resisted this temptation, remaining true to sherry casks despite the fiscal advantages of American oak casks. It is precisely this kind of long-term thinking that has ensured that the Glenfarclas that you taste today is identical to that which you would have tasted fifty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving worked with George Grant and the team at Glenfarclas on two Club releases already, we were super excited to be able to delve into their warehouse once again to see what we could come up with, and the results have blown us away. A select batch of Oloroso hogsheads and butts, all laid down in 2005, were deemed perfect for bottling and brought together to create our 2005 Glenfarclas Club Exclusive Oloroso Sherry Cask release. Bottled at 48% ABV on January 22, 2020 without chill filtration or colour added, this is a notably different whisky to the regular Glenfarclas 15 Year Old, which is not only a lower 46% ABV, but is the only expression in the line-up to be a mixture of sherry and American oak casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a one-way ticket to luxury sherried Speyside heaven, where you’ll find layers of sweet tropical fruit and delicious aromas of vanilla, malt and toffee that lead to decadent sherry with creamy caramel, stewed fruit and spiced crumble, and finishing very long with a lingering smooth butterscotch sweetness. Incredibly easy to drink, you’re sure to find yourself pouring another glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RObvBfmbrpo\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Glenfarclas Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489919782991,"sku":"WC0152","price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/2005_glenfarclas.png?v=1787701041"},{"product_id":"glenfarclas-oloroso-sherry-casks-2012-vintage","title":"Glenfarclas Oloroso Sherry Casks 2012 Vintage","description":"\u003cp\u003eScotch doesn’t get more quintessentially \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/scotch\"\u003eScotch\u003c\/a\u003e than Glenfarclas Oloroso Sherry Casks 2012 Vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith one of the most epic back catalogues of vintage whiskies, Glenfarclas’ annual Single Family Cask special editions are hugely sought after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily-owned and wholly independent for almost 160 years, Glenfarclas still makes whisky the same way it always has. This is a distillery that knows what it’s doing, that doesn’t follow trends and sings to its own beautiful tune. And as they say, if it ain’t broke…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’ve worked closely with the family to deliver Club Members a very special one-off 2012 vintage release, matured fully in Oloroso sherry casks that have been hand-picked from a single Sherry bodega in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose years spent in Oloroso have imparted those classic flavours into the whisky that will have Scotch lovers salivating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nose is like walking into an old English sweet shop. We love the trademark Glenfarclas \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etoffee apple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e set alongside \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003esundried raisins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebuttered croissant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehoneyed French oak spices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Add to that a palate of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejuicy blackcurrants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efruity Sherry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehazelnut fudge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ealmonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e as well as a hint of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edark chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e as it lingers on the tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2021’s Aberlour 14 was one of our all-time Club favourites and isn’t a million miles away from this month’s Glenfarclas. Funnily enough, the two distilleries are only 7km apart. But at 51.7% ABV, the Glenfarclas really carries the extra creaminess and juicy Sherry notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe're beyond excited that the Glenfarclas Oloroso Sherry Casks 2012 Vintage has been Created Exclusively for our Members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003eSign Up Free now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to get your hands on our upcoming releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ke_1froMvSw\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vLSrNvLJLss\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Glenfarclas Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489972408399,"sku":"WC0274","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/glenfarclas2012_pdp_main.png?v=1787701342"}],"url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/collections\/glenfarclas-whisky.oembed","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}