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Swan necked copper stills in the distillery. Glenfiddich's wooden washbacks The Glenfiddich Solera Reserve 15 year single malt scotch whisky The Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich means 'Valley of the deer' in Gaelic, hence the presence of a deer symbol on Glenfiddich bottles.[1][2] History
The Glenfiddich Distillery was founded in 1886 by William Grant in Dufftown, Scotland, in the valley of the River Fiddich.[3] The Glenfiddich single malt whisky first ran from the stills on Christmas Day, 1887.[4]
Following difficult times in the 1960s and 70s, many small, independent distillers were bought up or went out of business. In order to survive, W. Grant & Sons expanded their production of the drink, and introduced advertising campaigns, a visitors' centre and from 1957 packaged the Scotch in distinctive triangular bottles.[5]
Later, W. Grant & Sons was one of the first distilleries to package its bottles in tubes and gift tins, as well as recognising the importance of the duty-free market for spirits. This marketing strategy was successful, and Glenfiddich has now become the world's best-selling single malt.[6] It is sold in 180 countries,[4] and accounts for about 35% of single malt sales.[7] Production
The whisky is the only Highland or Speyside Scotch whisky to be distilled, matured and bottled at a single distillery.[citation needed] Like other distilleries, such as Glen Grant and Glenmorangie, Glenfiddich uses a single source of natural spring water.[citation needed] This source is the Robbie Dhu springs. Glenfiddich is matured in oak casks such as rum casks from Cuba (in the case of Gran Reserva), Bourbon whiskey barrels from America (Ancient Reserve), or sherry butts from Whiskies
Glenfiddich is bottled at ages of 12, 15, 18, 21 and 30 years old. The distillery has also bottled a number of rare whiskies including:
spent in the bottle are not counted) Other whiskies include Caoran Reserve, Solera Reserve, and Havana (now simply 21 year old, as with all the non-vintage whiskies) Reserva. LiqueurGlenfiddich produces a liqueur called simply "Glenfiddich Malt Whisky Liqueur" that is 40% alcohol by volume, and is sold in 50 cl (500 ml) bottles. Glenfiddich Malt Whisky Liqueur is exported to foreign markets, such as the USA, but not widely. It is also not widely available outside of specialist whisky retailers. Critical AcclaimGlenfiddich's whiskies have performed very well at international Spirit ratings competitions. The 12, 15, 18, and 21-year offerings have all rated well in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the Beverage Testing Institutes' reviews.[10] On balance, the 15-year whisky has performed the best, receiving three double-gold medals (in four years) at the 2007-2010 San Francisco competitions and a score of 91 with the Beverage Testing Institute.[11] Glenfiddich AwardsSince 1970, Glenfiddich has promoted the Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards to honour distinguished writing and broadcasting in the fields of food and drink in the UK. Glenfiddich in popular culture
Sun Records owner, Sam Phillips, a bottle of Glenfiddich as a Christmas gift, which Phillips comically mispronounces as "Glenn-Fie-Ditch"!
Ellen Wolf and Maria LaGuerta. It is also used by the Trinity Killer in season four.
and drink a bottle of Glenfiddich to pass the time.
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