25 years at Glenfarclas

 

Speyside, June 2007:  Tommy Webster, one of the characters that makes Glenfarclas, has celebrated twenty five years at the family owned distillery. Tommy joined Glenfarclas on the 7^th June 1982. Initially Tommy worked in the warehouses, under the guidance of Geordie Robertson and Fred Mellis, before spending many years as a mashman. Today Tommy is Head Warehouseman, and along with his colleagues, looks after 52000 casks maturing in the Banffshire distillery’s dunnage warehouses. Within the warehouses the casks are moved entirely by hand, and as the sherry casks can weigh up to half a tonne, working in the warehouses requires skill and is physically demanding. 

 

John Grant, Chairman of Glenfarclas commented, ‘Not much has changed in our warehouses since 1982, we still mature our whiskies in traditional dunnage warehouses, so the warehouseman’s work remains just as challenging. Twenty five years service is a fantastic achievement, and I congratulate Tommy.’