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SMWS 1.284: Glenfarclas

“Maverick Exclusive – The Founder’s Tale with Cask 1.284” · Past release, no longer on sale
Maverick Exclusive – The Founder’s Tale with Cask 1.284 - SMWS 1.284Sold outAug 2023
1.284

Maverick Exclusive – The Founder’s Tale with Cask 1.284

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age11 years
ABV64%
Cask1st fill hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 1
DistilleryGlenfarclas
RegionSpeyside

In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 11 years.

“Society founder Pip Hills is marking the 40th anniversary of the club he formed with an updated edition of his book Maverick – The Founder’s Tale , which covers…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 1.284 is a single cask of Glenfarclas, in the Speyside region, 11 years old, bottled at 64%, released in the Aug 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 1.x is from Glenfarclas.

How the price compares
At £99, this 11-year-old cost more than all 21 Glenfarclas bottlings aged 9–13 released 2021–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £58.10 to £98, with a median of £70.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Glenfarclas

Beneath Ben Rinnes at Ballindalloch, Glenfarclas was licensed in 1836 and bought in 1865 by John Grant for £511 19s; his descendants still own and run it, one of Scotland's last truly independent family distilleries. Its six stills, the largest on Speyside, are fired directly by gas, and long years in sherry butts give a rich, dried-fruit, Christmas-cake depth. Still the Grants', five generations on.

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