Table of Contents

Foreword 9 Introduction A family firm - or a family business? 13 History Family Roots 17 Early Days: 1791 - 1865 19 Calm before the storm: 1865 - 1890 31 A Big Boom: The Pattison Years 39 Recovery in Recession: 1900 - 1930 57 Rebuilding, Revival and Expansion: 1930 - 1950 63 Foundation Stones: 1950 - 1969 71 The Modern Era: 1970 to Today 85 People John L.S. Grant 109 George S. Grant 113 Shane Fraser 117 Douglas Belford 119 Robert Ransom 122 Donna McIntosh 125 Jane Timmins 128 Alistair Miller 130 Tommy Webster 133 Insights: to see ourself as others see us It's not Rock and Roll. Or perhaps it is - Anders Friden 141 M. Marguerite's Holiday. The Mahler-Besse connection 145 The Collector - Luc 151 Whisky 1.01 - Pip Hills and the Scotch Malt Whisky Society 156 Production Why Glenfarclas? 61 Distilling Arrangements 165 175 The Ceilidh 174 A Taste of 175 Years 178 A Princely Whisky 180

About the Author

Ian Buxton is one of the world's foremost whisky writers and journalists. He contributes regularly to periodicals on the subject and is the author of the bestselling 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die.