Glenfarclas teamed up with The Whisky Exchange for two high strength releases: a 15-year-old bottled at 100 Proof and a 21-year-old bottled at 95 proof.
Glenfarclas isn't too keen on independent bottlers using their name, so the bottlers find creative ways at suggesting the contents of a particular bottling without upsetting the Grant family. Blairfindy is what Blackadder settled on.
Did I mention that I went to the Spirit of Speyside Festival this year? Yeah, I think I did! While there, I also picked up a bottle of the Distillery Exclusive that Glenfarclas released for the festival.
Ask a group of whisky enthusiasts what their favourite affordable Glenfarclas is (I'd say the 25 year old is the cut-off point), and votes are often split between the 15 years old and the 21 years old.
No, I did not visit Spirit of Speyside in May. However, I lucked into a sample of the Glenfarclas 2004 13 Years Old that was released especially for this years edition of the festival.