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Glen Flagler distillery

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Glen Flagler distillery
Region: Lowland
LocationAirdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
OwnerInver House Distillers
Founded1965
StatusConverted into a whisky warehouse facility
Water sourceLily 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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Glen Flagler - pravdainternational". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Glen Flagler". glenflagler.moonfruit.com.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "glenflagler - Google Search". www.google.com.
  5. ^ "Glenflagler--23 year-old". Christies.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Bonhams : Glen Flagler-1973". Bonhams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Bottle of Glen Flagler whisky sells for a record $273,000". 14 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Bottle of Glen Flagler whisky sells for a record $273,000 - Aalmeen News". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Macallan Bottle Sells for $1.9 Million, Breaks Whisky World Record…Again". Forbes.
  10. ^ "Bottle of the Macallan 1926 sells for record £1.5m". BBC News. 24 October 2019.
  11. ^ "St Lucia Sailing Cup Sponsored by Glen Flagler". 31 October 2017.
  12. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/fiji-sun/20180111/282200831320352 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Scots Rewards Fijian Players".

55°51′47″N 03°55′36″W / 55.86306°N 3.92667°W / 55.86306; -3.92667