Glenfarclas

Glenfarclas Christmas Edition 29 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #6551, 1996, 51.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 46
Average Score
Avg 92
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Description

A particularly rare vintage 1966 29 year old Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky from the Christmas Highland Single Malt edition and special bottling from a unique sherry cask that provided a beautiful and strong amber colour. Glenfarclas filled a selected sherry cask with the cask no. 6551 on Christmas Eve in 1966, which was matured for 29 years and bottled in 1996 in an edition of only 324 individually numbered bottles at cask strength 51.2% vol. without the addition of colourants and chill-filtration, and featuring the Christmas label.

Change+15.9%
LatestSGD 1,841
HighSGD 1,841
LowSGD 1,588
SGD 1,872SGD 1,767SGD 1,662SGD 1,558Price (SGD)Observed dateAug 10Jan 5Aug 10 - SGD 1,588 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 10, 2025Jan 5 - SGD 1,841 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jan 5, 2026

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jan 5, 2026SGD 1,841.33
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 10, 2025SGD 1,588.22
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
6551
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
324
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
wooden box
Series highlights
Christmas Edition
Historical context
Distilled on Christmas Eve 1966
Special release
Christmas Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
N.A
Palate
N.A
Finish
N.A
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