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Glenfiddich logo. 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.
William Grant was born in Dufftown in 1839. In 1886, Grant and his six sons started construction of Glenfiddich distillery. [13] On Christmas Day, 1887, the distillery was operational. [14] In 1892, William Grant & Sons built a second neighbouring distillery called Balvenie. [15] In 1963 Girvan grain whisky distillery was built in South ...
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. [7]
Green Distillery (1796–1870s), notable for its use of an early continuous distillation apparatus, invented by the distillery's then co-owner, Joseph Shee; Kilbeggan Distillery, formerly the Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery, claimed as the oldest licensed distillery, referencing a licence issued in 1757, although it was closed in 1954; production resumed at the site in 2007, but with ...
Alexander Grant "Sandy" Gordon, CBE (6 May 1931 – 21 December 2020) was a Scottish distiller who was credited with creating a global market for single malt Scotch whisky. [1] As a managing director of the William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich distillery between 1968 and 1996, he is credited with global market success of the Glenfiddich brand.
Wharf Distillery is an independent small batch distillery founded in 2012 by Laurence Conisbee initially to produce apple brandy, Æppel Drenc, from its own cider (Virtual Orchard Cider [108]). The distillery uses a 300-litre hand-beaten copper pot alembic still from Portugal and a German Kothe still.
Mortlach distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1823, the distillery is owned by Diageo . [ 1 ] The whisky is a key component in several Johnnie Walker bottlings, [ 2 ] and Diageo also markets four Mortlach single malts.
A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed-age whisky. A whisky without an age statement is known as a no age statement (NAS) whisky, the only guarantee being that all whisky contained in that bottle is at least three years old. The minimum bottling strength according to existing regulations is 40% alcohol by volume. [8]