SMWS code 1 is Glenfarclas, in the Speyside region. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1836. Any Society bottling numbered 1.x (for example 1.1, 1.42) is a single cask from Glenfarclas.
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“Glenfarclas distillery is a Speyside whisky distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. The distillery is owned and run by the Grant family.”From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 1.403 means cask 403 from distillery 1. That distillery is Glenfarclas, in Speyside. More on Glenfarclas at Wikipedia.
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Sold outMay 2026In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 13 years.
“The colour was mesmerising, like a sunset in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on the “Coast of Lightâ€.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJan 2026In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 12 years.
“This sample really sparked our imaginations.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outNov 2025In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 13 years.
“The Winter Series returns this year capturing the magic of the season in four single malt bottlings.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outOct 2025In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 11 years.
“We encountered a lovely and extremely attractive neat aroma full of heather honey, robust maltiness, green pepper, aniseed, pine resin, freshly cut flowers and wafts of…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJul 2025In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 13 years.
“The Panel found the nose initially dominated by leafy sherry notes and warming wood spices.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outJun 2025In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 11 years.
“Ready to embrace your taste for adventure?…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outMay 2025In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 11 years.
“WHISKY WANDERERS This year we’re celebrating Scottish whisky festivals differently with specially selected casks that defy traditional expectations.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outDec 2024In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 12 years.
“Ice axes in hand, crampons on feet, and dried fruit tropical trail mix in the bag, we began our ascent.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outNov 2024In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 12 years.
“The nose was a flash flood of fruity fun – green apple, limeade, fruit salad chews and jam, with lesser notes of birch twigs, nettles and rose in the slipstream.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outOct 2024In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 10 years.
“Delightful aromas of tangerines, carnations and toffee blended with honeycomb, cherry-scented pipe tobacco and oily hints of petrol.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outSep 2024In 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
Sold outJan 2024In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 10 years.
“We stepped into a tropical greenhouse of palm trees, orchids, cacti and a pond with water lilies – while a hummingbird buzzed and darted among the foliage.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
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Other Speyside distilleries: 2 Glenlivet, 7 Longmorn, 8 Tamdhu, 9 Glen Grant, 12 BenRiach, 15 Glenfiddich, 18 Inchgower, 24 Macallan, 30 Glenrothes, 34 Tamnavulin, 35 Glen Moray, 36 Benrinnes · all Speyside codes
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