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Glenfarclas 1959 Historic Reserve No. 4 - The Christmas Malt 42 Year Old, Refill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Cask, 2002, 46%
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Glenfarclas 1959 Historic Reserve No. 4 - The Christmas Malt 42 Year Old, Refill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead Cask, 2002, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 60
Average Score
Avg 92
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Description

This utterly stunning, heavily-Sherried 42 year old Speyside single malt was laid to rest at the Glenfarclas distillery on Christmas Day 1959 and bottled on the 24th June 2002. Yielded from Sherry hogshead numbers 3232, 3233, 3234 & 3235, this is one of just 240 limited bottlings from The Historic Reserve series, Edition No. 4, dedicated to George S. Grant. It comes in a finely crafted wooden case with a whisky glass and bar towel. The whisky was bottled without the addition of colourants and chill-filtration. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12]

Change+1.9%
LatestSGD 3,348
HighSGD 3,348
LowSGD 3,285
SGD 3,356SGD 3,330SGD 3,303SGD 3,277Price (SGD)Observed dateJan 5Apr 12Jan 5 - SGD 3,285 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jan 5, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 3,348 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 3,348.44
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jan 5, 2026SGD 3,284.54
Cask type
Sherry Hogshead
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
3232, 3233, 3234 & 3235
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
William Strathdee
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
240
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden box, with nosing glass and bar towel
Series highlights
The Historic Reserve series, Edition No. 4: George S. Grant
Historical context
Distilled on Christmas Day 1959, which was the last time the distillery was operational on Christmas Day.
Special release
The Christmas Malt, dedicated to George S. Grant
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Complex with a hint of fine Oloroso Sherry, refreshing aroma.
Palate
Elegant dark single malt, aromas of exotic fruits and vanilla, with a delicate not dominating touch of oak, extremely rich and very balanced in flavour.
Finish
Long lasting and warm, gorgeous, deep character of sherry and oak, quite rich and lovely smooth texture.
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