Glen Flagler distillery
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| Region: Lowland | |
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| Location | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Owner | Inver House Distillers |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Status | Converted into a whisky warehouse facility |
| Water source | Lily Loch |
Glen Flagler distillery (also known as Glenflagler) is a inactive Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
It produced the Lowland single malt whisky brands Glen Flagler and Killyloch.
History
[edit]Glen Flagler distillation commenced on 25 February 1965 and the distillery was subsequently closed in July 1985. The site was converted in an Inver House warehouse facility.[1] The Glen Flagler brand has subsequently been reformed under the new ownership, and using a blend of Scotch whiskies to recreate the original flavours.[2]
Glen Flagler was used in the Hankey Bannister 40 Year old blend, which was voted the world's best blended Scotch whisky at the World Whiskies Awards[3]
Collectable Bottles
[edit]Its bottles command prices between $600-$1500, and it is sold as a collectable whisky in auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams.[4][5][6]
In December 2019, a premium bottle of Glen Flagler sold for a record $273,000 to an investor in Dubai.[7][8]
This was two months before a bottle of Macallan sold at Sotheby's for a world record $1.9 million.[9][10]
Sponsorship Activities
[edit]Glen Flagler is a primary sponsor of several major sporting and cultural events. It sponsors the St Lucia Sailing Cup in the Caribbean.[11]
It is also the organiser and sponsor of the Fiji Rugby Masters.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Glen Flagler - pravdainternational". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Glen Flagler". glenflagler.moonfruit.com.
- ^ "Hankey bannister voted worlds best scotch blended whisky at world whisky awards - News — Hankey Bannister". Hankeybannister.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "glenflagler - Google Search". www.google.com.
- ^ "Glenflagler--23 year-old". Christies.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Bonhams : Glen Flagler-1973". Bonhams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Bottle of Glen Flagler whisky sells for a record $273,000". 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Bottle of Glen Flagler whisky sells for a record $273,000 - Aalmeen News". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Macallan Bottle Sells for $1.9 Million, Breaks Whisky World Record…Again". Forbes.
- ^ "Bottle of the Macallan 1926 sells for record £1.5m". BBC News. 24 October 2019.
- ^ "St Lucia Sailing Cup Sponsored by Glen Flagler". 31 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/fiji-sun/20180111/282200831320352 – via PressReader.
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