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Glenfiddich. Glenfiddich distillery (Scottish English: [ɡlɛnˈfɪdɪç] [1]) is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish burgh of Dufftown in Moray. Is owned by William Grant & Sons. The name Glenfiddich derives from the Scottish Gaelic Gleann Fhiodhaich meaning "valley of the deer", which is reflected in ...
Speyside single malt. Whisky producing regions of Scotland. Speyside single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland. The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world, The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich, come from Speyside.
Dufftown is located on the River Fiddich and is the location of several Scotch whisky distilleries. It produces more malt whisky than any other town in Scotland and lays claim to the assertion that it is the “Whisky Capital of the World”, as the term is widely found in news and tourism media and can also be found on signposts on the way ...
4,000,000 litres. Glenfarclas distillery is a Speyside whisky distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. Glenfarclas translates as meaning valley of the green grass. The distillery is owned and run by the Grant family. [1] The distillery has six stills which are the largest on Speyside [2] and are heated directly by gas burners.
williamgrant.com. William Grant & Sons Ltd is an independent, family-owned Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 [ 1 ] by William Grant, and is run by Grant's descendants as of 2018. [ 2 ] It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky distillers remaining in family ...
William Grant (businessman) William Grant (19 December 1839 – 1923) was a Scottish distiller and entrepreneur who founded William Grant & Sons, the manufacturer of Glenfiddich, as such, the first company in the world to market a true single malt whisky and a leading brand today.
Distillery Location Year closed Caledonian: Haymarket: 1988, demolished Cambus: Tullibody: 1993, converted into a whisky warehouse facility and cask filling operation Carsebridge: Alloa: 1983, demolished 1990 Dumbarton: West Dunbartonshire: 2002, demolished 2017 Dundashill: Glasgow: 1902, merged with Port Dundas distillery Garnheath: Airdrie ...
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 first half of 2020. [6] The mother company, William Grant & Sons also owns single malt whisky brands, including Glenfiddich and The Balvenie.