About this bottle
The Glenfarclas 1953 58 Year Old Single Cask Miniature (5cl) is an incredibly rare, highly collectible Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Distilled on 20 November 1953, this expression was matured for 58 years in a single Spanish oak sherry butt (Cask #1674) before being bottled at a cask strength of 47.2% ABV.
This historic release was bottled exclusively for the Polish investment company Wealth Solutions and was selected by a renowned panel that included whisky critic Serge Valentin.
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Glenfarclas 58 Year Old 1953 #1674 Wealth Solutions Miniature
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Specification
- Lot number
- 1081719
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Highlands
- Size
- 5cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 58
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 47.2%
- Distillery
- Glenfarclas
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
Glenfarclas distillery a Speyside whisky distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. Glenfarclas translates as meaning valley of the green grass. The distillery is owned and run by the Grant family. The distillery has six stills which are the largest on Speyside and are heated directly by gas burners.
The distillery has a production capacity of around 4 million litres of spirit per year. Normally four stills are used for production with two kept in reserve.