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Glenfarclas 1990
2013 Edition No.17 Alexander Selkirk46%700ml
About this bottle
Alexander Selkirk , also known as Alexander Selcraig was a Scottish Sailor who spent more than four years as a castaway (1704 - 1709) after being marooned on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean. Selkirk was an unruly youth and joined buccaneering expeditions to the South Sea during the War of the Spanish Succession.
One journey on board Cinque Ports, commanded by William Dampier, the ship called in for provisions at the Juan Fernandez Islands off Chile. Selkirk judged correctly that his craft was unseaworthy and told his captain if repairs were not carried out he would rather be left on the island than carry on. To Selkirks disbelief, Captain Dampier was only to happy to abide by his wishes and left him stranded on the Island. A decision he later would have regretted as Cinque Ports did indeed later founder off the coast fo what is now Colombia. Some crew survived the loss of their ship but were forced to surrender to the Spanish. The survivors were then taken to Peru where they endured a harsh imprisonment.
Lot details
Specifications
- Distillery
- Glenfarclas
- Type
- Full Size
- Cask number
- 1190 & 5093
- Bottle size
- 700ml
- Strength
- 46%
- Shipping weight
- 2 kg
The family-owned distillery that everyone speaks fondly of, Glenfarclas was established in 1836 by Robert Hay, who owned the distillery for 3 decades before the Grant family arrived on the scene. It has never left their hands since. The nearest anyone has gotten to owning the distillery was the infamous Pattison company in 1895, who subsequently went bankrupt 3 years later and almost took the distillery with them. The Grant’s vowed never again and over 120 years later, that’s proved to be the case. Glenfarclas has been associated with sherry casks and an impressive maturing inventory as displayed in their family cask range. It remains one of the top-selling single malts worldwide because of its dedication, consistency and affordability. Their age statement range, compared to other Speyside distilleries, doesn’t cost the earth and is widely available. The Glenfarclas character has many fans, thanks to quality casks, direct-fired stills and the use of rummagers, which add to the quality of the whisky.
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