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SMWS 1.288: Glenfarclas

“What the bells of St Clement's say” · Past release, no longer on sale

Sold outSep 2024

1.288

What the bells of St Clement's say

SMWS regionSpeyside

Age12 years

ABV58.7%

Cask1st fill American oak oloroso hogshead

SpiritMalt Whisky

Distillery from SMWS code 1
DistilleryGlenfarclas
RegionSpeyside

In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 12 years.

“We transferred this from a first fill bourbon barrel into a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead after nine years.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

£85View on SMWS

SMWS 1.288 is a single cask of Glenfarclas, in the Speyside region, 12 years old, bottled at 58.7%, released in the Sep 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 1.x is from Glenfarclas.

How the price compares

At £85, this 12-year-old cost more than 12 of the 17 Glenfarclas bottlings aged 10–13 released 2022–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £61.20 to £100, with a median of £79.

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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