Glenfarclas 15 Year Old Cheltenham Festival Edition

Glenfarclas was founded in 1836, and purchased by the Grant family for £511 and 19 shillings in 1865. It remains independent and family-run to this day, holding a special place in our hearts along with their direct fired stills and slow maturing sherried drams. Located deep in Speyside, they (like Macallan) have historically always called themselves ‘Highland’ instead. (Slightly confusing, but the entirety of Speyside is actually also part of the defined Highland region by law.)

Although we featured a Glenfarclas of this age (and strength) back in 2021, when the opportunity to include this limited edition vatting presented itself we didn’t have to think about it very long. Sherry matured, mid-teen, 46% Glenfarclas has always been a sweet spot in the range, with this bottling marking 15 years of the distillery sponsoring Cheltenham’s famous cross country steeplechase.