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William Grant & Sons and the Edrington Group took Highland Distillers private in 1999 [47] forming the 1887 Company, in which William Grant and Sons hold a 30% stake. Brands owned by Highland Distillers at that time: Black Bottle, this brand was sold subsequently to Burn Stewart Distillers in 2004; Gloag's London Dry Gin, brand name owned by ...
Today, Grant's continues to be family-owned and operated. The current CEO, Glenn Gordon, is the fifth generation of the family to lead the business. [5] Grant's is the oldest family-owned blended whisky and is currently sold in over 180 countries. It is the world's fourth largest Scotch whisky brand, selling 4.1 million cases of whisky in the ...
The Glenfiddich Distillery was founded in 1886 by William Grant in Dufftown, Scotland, in the glen of the River Fiddich. [3] The Glenfiddich single malt whisky first ran from the stills on Christmas Day, 1887. [4] In the 1920s, with prohibition in force in the US, Glenfiddich was one of a very small number of distilleries to increase production.
Tullamore Dew, rendered in most branding as Tullamore D.E.W. (typically with the dots de-emphasised using colour and font size), is a brand of Irish whiskey produced by William Grant & Sons. [1] It is the second-largest-selling brand of Irish whiskey globally, with sales of over 1,500,000 cases per annum as of 2020. [2]
Hendrick's Gin is a brand of gin produced by William Grant & Sons at the Girvan distillery, Scotland, and launched in 1999. [2] The brand was created by spirits marketer Steven Grasse, while the gin itself was conceived by Lesley Gracie, a Yorkshire native, who was hired by William Grant & Sons to work in new liquid development for some of their products.
Monkey Shoulder is a brand of Scotch whisky produced by William Grant & Sons in Scotland. Monkey Shoulder is a blended malt whisky, one of a small number of whiskies in this style. [1] As of 2023, Monkey Shoulder is the world's third best-selling brand of Scotch whisky, trailing Johnnie Walker and The Macallan. [2]
Gibson's Finest is a brand of Canadian Whisky produced between 40% & 46% alcohol by volume (80 & 92 U.S. proof). The brand is owned by William Grant & Sons. Gibson's Finest was founded by John Gibson in 1837, [1] and is currently produced in Windsor, Ontario. [2]
William Grant was born on 19 December 1839 in his father's house in Dufftown. [citation needed] At seven he began herding cattle at a farm on the upper reaches of the River Deveron. [citation needed] He was apprenticed to a shoemaker then worked as a clerk, and then became a bookkeeper at Mortlach distillery 1866. There he was appointed as a ...