23 March 2009
Glenfarclas 30 Years Old named Best By Taste
In the Imbibe 2009 Ice Awards Glenfarclas 30 Years Old has been named the Best By Taste in the unpeated malts category. The judges tasting notes read ‘a luscious explosion of rich sherry wood, ginger, marzipan, Christmas spices and orange marmalade’. To read more click hear and see page 13.
9 March 2009
The Family Casks – now available by the glass in Singapore
A set of The Family Casks, has gone on sale by the glass, in Singapore’s ‘Malt Vault’. The Family Casks are a unique collection of 43 Single Cask whiskies, with one for each year from 1952 to 1994. Jim Murray named the collection the Best New Scotch Whisky of the Year - Multiple Casks - in his 2008 Whisky Bible.
The ‘Malt Vault’, part of the Screening Room, joins a select group of bars, to offer the entire collection. The others are The Mash Tun in Aberlour, on Speyside, and Bar Nemo, in Tokyo.
As Andrew Skene, of Spirit of Scotland, who imported The Family Casks for the ‘Malt Vault’ explained, ‘We’ve positioned the Malt Vault at the Screening Room, stocked with rare and limited bottlings, as a fitting place for whisky enthusiasts who might just be tired of the run-of-the-mill brands on the market, to uncover hidden gems. ‘Those in the know’ will know that Glenfarclas Single Malt exudes quality.’
Ian McWilliam, of Glenfarclas, who unveiled the collection on the 9th of March continued, ‘The entire collection retails for around GBP 16000, but even if you can’t afford the entire set just yet, a bottle, or a dram, of whisky distilled in the year of your birth has to be the ultimate birthday present for the whisky lover, and The Family Casks makes this possible for those born since 1952.’
Glenfarclas in Fullers
Closer to home J. & G. Grant are pleased to advise that Glenfarclas 10 Years Old is now available from thirty Fullers Pubs across London and Birmingham. George Grant, sixth generation of the family that own and manage the distillery commented, ‘Glenfarclas and Fullers both have a heritage to be proud of, and I am sure Glenfarclas will be a fine addition to their back bar.’
The ‘Malt Vault’, part of the Screening Room, joins a select group of bars, to offer the entire collection. The others are The Mash Tun in Aberlour, on Speyside, and Bar Nemo, in Tokyo.
As Andrew Skene, of Spirit of Scotland, who imported The Family Casks for the ‘Malt Vault’ explained, ‘We’ve positioned the Malt Vault at the Screening Room, stocked with rare and limited bottlings, as a fitting place for whisky enthusiasts who might just be tired of the run-of-the-mill brands on the market, to uncover hidden gems. ‘Those in the know’ will know that Glenfarclas Single Malt exudes quality.’
Ian McWilliam, of Glenfarclas, who unveiled the collection on the 9th of March continued, ‘The entire collection retails for around GBP 16000, but even if you can’t afford the entire set just yet, a bottle, or a dram, of whisky distilled in the year of your birth has to be the ultimate birthday present for the whisky lover, and The Family Casks makes this possible for those born since 1952.’
Glenfarclas in Fullers
Closer to home J. & G. Grant are pleased to advise that Glenfarclas 10 Years Old is now available from thirty Fullers Pubs across London and Birmingham. George Grant, sixth generation of the family that own and manage the distillery commented, ‘Glenfarclas and Fullers both have a heritage to be proud of, and I am sure Glenfarclas will be a fine addition to their back bar.’
