Glenfarclas 10 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glenfarclas 10 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the entry point to one of Scotland's great sherry-cask houses — 40% ABV (80 proof), 750mL, matured a full 10 years entirely in Oloroso sherry casks at Ballindalloch in Speyside. Glenfarclas has been owned and run by the Grant family since 1865 — six generations of independence — and its six direct-fired copper stills are among the largest on Speyside. Straw-gold in the glass, it drinks sherry-sweet and malty, with honey, vanilla and a long, gently spicy finish. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 10 years
- Aging: 100% Oloroso sherry cask maturation
- Origin: Ballindalloch, Speyside, Scotland — Glenfarclas Distillery (est. 1836)
- Production: Six direct-fired copper pot stills; spring water from Ben Rinnes; family-owned by J. & G. Grant since 1865
The Spirit of Independence
Glenfarclas — "valley of the green grass" — was licensed in 1836 and bought by John Grant in 1865, and the Grants have refused every buyout since, making it one of the last independent, family-owned distilleries in Scotland. The house style never wavered either: everything goes into sherry casks, and this 10 Year Old is the purest first taste of it — no bourbon-cask dilution, no finishing tricks, just a decade of Oloroso wood on Speyside malt. Start a sherry-cask journey on our Scotch whisky shelf, see the family's older expressions at Glenfarclas, or browse the wider whisky range.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Sherry-sweet malt, honey and vanilla with pear drops and a delicate wisp of spice. Palate: Delicately light — malt, sherry sweetness, dried fruit, vanilla, cinnamon and cloves. Finish: Long, smooth and gently spicy.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a tulip glass is the classic serve for a sherried Speyside; it also makes a refined Rob Roy. Give it a minute in the glass — the pear and honey notes build as it warms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What casks is Glenfarclas 10 aged in? Entirely Oloroso sherry casks for its full 10 years — sherry-cask maturation is the Glenfarclas house style across the range.
Who owns Glenfarclas? The Grant family, through J. & G. Grant, since 1865 — six generations, making it one of Scotland's few remaining independent family distilleries.
Is Glenfarclas 10 peated? No — it is an unpeated (at most very lightly peated) Speyside malt; any smokiness is a faint background note, not peat character.
Ten years in sherry oak, six generations of Grants — buy Glenfarclas 10 Year Old online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.