Distilleries / Scotland
Glenfiddich
Scotland / Speyside · Founded 1887
Founded by William Grant and his family in Speyside. A pioneer that helped introduce single malt to the world.
History & character
In Dufftown, Speyside. William Grant built it with his family in 1886, and the first spirit ran on Christmas Day 1887. It is still owned by the family firm William Grant & Sons, now run by the fifth generation.
It adopted its triangular bottle in 1956 and from 1963 pioneered marketing single malt internationally. It is one of the world's best-selling single malts.
Its water comes from the Robbie Dhu springs, and it is one of the few distilleries with an on-site cooperage.
Whiskies from this distillery
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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