Glen Flagler 8 Year Old (1970s Bottling)
This exceptional 8-year-old Lowland single malt was distilled at the now-closed Glen Flagler distillery and bottled during the 1970s. A rare chance to experience a piece of whisky history, this 750ml bottle at 70 proof comes complete with its original red velvet bag—an evocative relic from a short-lived but fascinating era in Scotch whisky.
Glen Flagler Distillery
Classified as a Lowland distillery, Glen Flagler was a hybrid pot still operation within the old Moffat complex, which also produced Garnheath grain whisky. Glen Flagler was bottled by the distillery and by independent merchants. The Moffat distillery complex was set up in 1964 by Inver House Distillers, a subsidiary of Publicker Industries Inc., in the USA. Malt whisky distilling commenced in February, 1965 and continued until 1982. There were 6 pot stills operating technically as two separate distilleries, one making Glen Flagler, and Glen Moffat, a heavier version of Glen Flagler and the other making Killyloch, and Islebrae.
Why add Glen Flagler 8 Year Old to your collection?
A closed Lowland distillery, a 1970s-era bottling, and original presentation all in one—this is exactly the sort of finite, historically significant bottle collectors chase. It offers a tangible link to the Moffat complex and Inver House’s ambitious blending era, with a style and provenance that can never be recreated.