Glenfarclas Millenium 1999 #7512, J & G Grant Highland Single Malt Whisky 50%

Distilled on 31 December 1999. That is the last day of the millennium, and the cask was filled while the rest of the world was getting ready for fireworks. Twenty-two years later it yielded 203 bottles — for Denmark only.

The expert's description

Glenfarclas Millennium Single Cask 1999 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a single sherry cask, bottled at 50%.

The cask was filled on 31 December 1999 and emptied on 27 June 2022 after twenty-two years. Cask number 7512 gave 203 bottles, and the release forms part of The Family Casks — the Glenfarclas series of individual casks selected and bottled by the family without blending.

The Millennium casks hold a particular status, because the date is one of the few in whisky where you know exactly what was happening that day. This one was selected for the Danish market and has never been sold anywhere else.

Tasting notes

Nose

Deep sherry with raisin and dried fig, over a base of aged oak. There is a waxy depth that twenty-two years in a single cask has created.

Palate

Full and concentrated. Dark fruit, walnut and a spiced middle, with a firm oak note keeping the sweetness in check. The 50% gives the whisky structure without being hard.

Finish

Long and dry. Nuts, dark fruit and oak ebbing away slowly with a spiced warmth.

Specifications

Name: Glenfarclas Millennium Single Cask 1999 #7512 Highland Single Malt Whisky 50%
Distillery: Glenfarclas
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 22 years
ABV: 50%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry cask no. 7512
Distilled: 31 December 1999
Bottled: 27 June 2022
Number of bottles: 203
Edition: The Family Casks - Millennium Cask, selected for Denmark

Flavour profile

Sherried · Dark fruit · Nutty · Spiced · Cask Strength

Investment potential

High. 203 bottles from one cask, distilled on the last day of 1999 and selected for the Danish market alone. The Millennium date makes the cask easier to recognise than most single casks, and the outturn is closed for good.

Did you know?

The Family Casks was launched in 2007 with a bottling from every single vintage between 1952 and 1994. It is a series no other distillery has been able to match, precisely because it requires unbroken stock across four decades.

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Frequently asked questions about Glenfarclas Millennium Single Cask 1999 #7512

Is it worth the money?

The argument is the date and the outturn. 203 bottles from one sherry cask, filled on 31 December 1999 and selected for one market. The Millennium casks are among the few where the distillation date itself matters to collectors — and it cannot be repeated.

What is The Family Casks?

The Glenfarclas series of individual casks, selected and bottled by the family without blending. The series was launched in 2007 with a bottling from every year between 1952 and 1994, and it has since continued with newer vintages.

What does Millennium Cask mean?

That the spirit was distilled around the turn of the millennium. This cask was filled on 31 December 1999 — the last day of the millennium — and the date appears on the label as part of the bottle identity.

Why for Denmark only?

Because the cask was selected by the Danish importer together with the distillery. It is common practice in The Family Casks, where individual casks are often reserved for a particular market and never sold on.

Should I add water at 50%?

Try it neat for a few minutes first. After twenty-two years in wood the whisky needs air more than water. A couple of drops can then loosen the dark fruit, but move carefully. See the other Scottish styles in our Scotch Whisky selection.

Why does it say Highland when Glenfarclas sits in Speyside?

Because the label follows the older practice of counting Speyside under Highland. The distillery is at Ballindalloch in the middle of Speyside — only the naming varies.

What is the difference between this and the 2000 Millennium cask?

Twenty-four hours and a different cask. This one was distilled on the last day of 1999 at 50% and gave 203 bottles, while the 2000 cask was filled the next day, sits at 56.1% and gave 569 bottles. Same idea, two different casks.