Glenfarclas Blairfindy 40 Years Old Blackadder Raw Cask 5 52.3% 1963

Brennerei	Glenfarclas
Abfüller	Blackadde
Serie	Raw Cask
Abgefüllt für	X
Destillationsdatum	09.01.1963
Abfülldatum	03.2003
Land	Schottland
Region	Speyside
Alter	40
Cask Type	1st Fill Sherry Cask
Fassnummer	5
Alcohol percentage	52.3
Inhalt	0,70
Zustand	in Originalverpackung
Label	Perfekt
Vorrat	0

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Whisky Notes (90)

Nose: oh my. A sherry cask from a bygone era. Very intense but rather fruity. Lots of juicy plums, Cherry Heering and blackberry jams. Raisins in rum. Darker notes underneath, like coffee and tobacco leaves. Spanish cedar, Mediterranean herbs and dried mushrooms. Lovely hints of boat varnish, as well as a whiff of glue. Excellent.

Mouth: very spicy (ginger, black peppercorns) with a generous dose of oak. Dark chocolate, rum and raisins again, jammy damsons and cassis. Herbal notes give this a bittersweet character, almost a cough syrup. Leathery notes and burnt cake. There’s a truckload of spice but somehow it manages to stay clear of excessive dryness.

Finish: long, a bit earthy, still showing some Turkish coffee bitterness alongside the dried fruits. A great flash of raspberry in the aftertaste.

On the nose I would have given it a higher score, but there’s some astringency and some tannins in the mouth that cost a few points. Not the best example of elegance – nonetheless a nicely juicy sherry bomb. This must have been an inspiration for Kavalan and the likes, no doubt.

BOW (90)

Blairfindy is a single malt from the only family owned distillery on Speyside at Marypark, Ballindalloch. For legal reasons we can never put the actual distillery name of this whisky on the label. We use the name Blairfindy because this is the name of the farm that the owning family, the Grants, came from. They are historically referred to as the "Blairfindy Grants".

Blairfindy Castle
This small castle was built as a hunting seat by the Earl Of Huntly in 1586. The original architectural details of the building can still be seen but it is unfortunately now in a dangerous condition and no access within the surrounding fence is possible.

The Grants of Blairfindy, Glenlivet
According to tradition, the Blairfindies descended from William Grant, circa 1527. Situated in remote Glenlivet, a number of the sons of this family were educated at the Roman Catholic school there and supported the Jacobite cause in the 1745 rebellion. The Blairfindy Grants were known more for their achievements in foreign lands than in their native country. Abbe’ Robert Grant was Principal of the Scots College at Douay in the 18th century; his brother, Abbe’ Peter Grant lived in Rome. Another descendant of this family, Col. Grant, Baron de Blairfindy, was a distinguished officer in the army of France. Capt. David Alexander Grant immigrated to Canada and married a daughter of the 3rd Baron Longueuil. Their offspring succeeded as Barons of Longueuil well into the 20th century. The present owners and directors of the J & G Grant Glenfarclas distillery are also descended from this family.

John Grant, who was born in 1805 on the farm of Lynbeg, at Glenlivet, in the heart of Speyside, became a highly successful farmer, owning several farms in the area and breeding champion Aberdeen Angus cattle. He lived at Blairfindy Farm, just two miles from his birthplace, and married Barbara Grant in 1827. They had six children, including a son called George, born in 1830.

So it was only natural for George to be interested in the Rechlerich Farm, on the Ballindalloch Estate, when it became vacant in 1865. Rechlerich Farm was also renowned in the area for the Glenfarclas Distillery, established in 1836 by the previous tenant farmer Robert Hay. When John Grant signed the tenancy agreement in 1865, he purchased the distillery for s. The distillery has been owned and run by the Grant family every since.