Glenfarclas Distillery

Ballindalloch, Speyside, Scotland · established 1836

Owner

J&G Grant (family owned)

Stills

Direct-fired — among the largest stills in Speyside

Water

Springs on Ben Rinnes

House style

Old-school sherry: raisin, walnut, toffee

Peat

0 PPM — Unpeated

The story

Family-owned by the Grants since 1865 — fiercely independent, famous for its Family Casks series spanning decades of vintages.

Tours

• Connoisseur tour — Ends in the Ship's Room, panelled from an old ocean liner

Around Glenfarclas

• Ballindalloch Castle (History) — 'Pearl of the North'
• Ben Rinnes (Walk) — Hill walk above the distillery

Official site: glenfarclas.com