{"product_id":"glenfarclas-10-year-old-2012-smws-single-1st-fill-bourbon-barrel-1-277-treasure-trove-of-orange-clove-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2022-70cl","title":"Glenfarclas 10 Year Old 2012 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 1.277 Treasure Trove Of Orange \u0026 Clove Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eGlenfarclas 10 Year Old 2012 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 1.277 Treasure Trove Of Orange \u0026amp; Clove Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 220 bottles produced from a single 1st fill bourbon barrel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eScotch Malt Whisky Society\u003c\/em\u003e was founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company The Artisanal Spirits Company plc on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes. SMWS also offers the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler. These curiously named drams really do have something for every whisky lover!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-descriptionWrap\"\u003eDelightful aromas of tangerines, carnations and toffee blended with honeycomb, cherry-scented pipe tobacco and oily hints of petrol. The palate, however, embraced ginger biscuits, salted caramel ice cream and violet-flavoured sweets topped with dark chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg and singed orange skin. Adding water unveiled Chinese five spice on hot cross buns with sultanas soaked in rum and wisps of meadow flowers and pine tress. An inviting palate retained lovely flavours of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves but now with apple tea, dried banana chips and lemon sponge cake. With time orange bitters emerged amid mature oak and fine tannins on the finish.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-descriptionWrap\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout J \u0026amp; G Grant, Glenfarclas Distillery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlenfarclas means \"The Valley of the Green Grass\" in Gaelic, and the skilled Scots obtain the water used in the distillation from a small spring that rises from the beautiful and dramatic Ben Rinnes. The distillery is located at the foot of the heather-covered mountain, where the water spurts out from the underlying granite when the winter snow melts. The combination of the very pure, soft water and the unique shape of the pot stills that Glenfarclas uses contributes to the distillery's unique Highland Single Malts .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlenfarclas Distillery has been family-owned since 1865, and it is the Grant family who have established the Scotch whisky distillery as one of the best in the world. Glenfarclas is one of the few remaining Scottish distilleries that are still family-owned. Since 1865, the distillery has been in the hands of the same family: The Grants. John Grant was actually a cattle farmer when he bought Recherlich Farm and Glenfarclas Distillery in 1865 for £511. It is six generations of whisky knowledge that benefits us consumers today. This continuity has made it possible for Glenfarclas to still use older ways of making whisky. Not because of romance and a longing for history. Glenfarclas is a success, and rightly so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs George Grant, the sixth generation of the family, puts it: \"We've lived through 22 recessions. We make the whisky we can afford to make and never borrow money to make it.\" During the 1980s, when the whisky industry itself was cutting back on production, Glenfarclas's was on the rise. Glenfarclas has larger volumes in stock than most distilleries. A reluctance to independent bottlers using the distillery's name on their (rare) offerings has also helped maintain a strong identity for the Glenfarclas brand itself. Glenfarclas also insists on maturing its whiskies in ex- sherry casks . This helps the whisky achieve greater body, complexity and sweetness. It's no small operation, and today they have 80,000 casks for ageing. Since 1989 they have come from Spain, specifically Huelva near Jerez - and they do so almost every month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e59.3% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Glenfarclas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55129681035602,"sku":"GLFAR10SMWS1.277","price":149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Glenfarclas10YearOld2012SMWSSingle1stFillBourbonBarrel1.277TreasureTroveOfOrange_CloveSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2022_70cl.jpg?v=1792385875","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/glenfarclas-10-year-old-2012-smws-single-1st-fill-bourbon-barrel-1-277-treasure-trove-of-orange-clove-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2022-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}