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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.
The Glenfiddich distillery produces Glenfiddich whisky in Dufftown, Moray. Glenfiddich is a single malt Scotch whisky, this means the whisky was distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and must be made from a mash of malted barley. Onsite there are 43 distinctively-shaped "swan neck" copper pot stills.
A 2012 BBC article recommends a leisurely tour, taking a day or two at each distillery to appreciate the local "traditions and lore". [9] In 2017, tourism in the Moray Speyside area increased significantly, by 50,000 visitors, primarily because of the appeal of the Malt Whisky Trail in the region. [19]
Glenfiddich are running a competition (Aug 2012) which requires the correct meaning of Glenfiddich to enter. Thus the recent vandalism attempts by people trying to throw other entrants off the track. Please remain vigilant and ensure the correct meaning is preserved. 203.39.203.226 14:19, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
These did, however, allow for a facilitated transport connection to the rest of Canada and the world and acted as Toronto's domination as an industrial centre or transshipping hub. The Distillery District was home to the Gooderham and Worts distillery in the 1860s. With the deindustrialization of the surrounding area in the late 20th century ...
Glen Scotia distillery currently operates with a staff of just 8 employees: one distillery manager, assistant distillery manager, visitor centre manager and five distillery operators. The visitor centre is open to the public and runs daily distillery tours and tastings, with a Victorian style shop to purchase the whisky, branded merchandise and ...
The Toronto Eaton Centre is the most visited tourist attraction in Toronto.. Toronto is one of Canada's leading tourism destinations. [1] In 2017, the Toronto-area received 43.7 million tourists, of which 10.4 million were domestic visitors and 2.97 million were from the United States, spending a total of $8.84 billion. [2]
The company's distillery facility on the Toronto waterfront was closed in the 1990s. The buildings, dating to the 1860s, were preserved and repurposed as an arts and entertainment district that is called the Distillery District. In 1998, the Gooderham and Worts Distillery was named one of the National Historic Sites of Canada.