About Glen Grant Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01340 832118
Distillery Founded
1840
Distillery Capacity
5 900 000 litres
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Owner
Campari Group
Distillery Address
Elgin Road, Rothes, Banffshire AB38 7BS
Distillery Website
www.glengrant.com
1840
The brothers James and John Grant, managers of Dandelaith Distillery, found the distillery.
1861
The distillery becomes the first to install electric lighting.
1864
John Grant dies.
1872
James Grant passes away and the distillery is inherited by his son, James junior (Major James Grant).
1897
James Grant decides to build another distillery across the road; it is named Glen Grant No. 2.
1902
Glen Grant No. 2 is mothballed.
1931
Major Grant dies and is succeeded by his grandson Major Douglas Mackessack.
1953
J. & J. Grant merges with George & J. G. Smith who runs Glenlivet distillery, forming The Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distillers Ltd.
1961
Armando Giovinetti and Douglas Mackessak found a friendship that eventually leads to Glen Grant becoming the most sold malt whisky in Italy.
1965
Glen Grant No. 2 is back in production, but renamed Caperdonich.
1972
The Glenlivet & Glen Grant Distillers merges with Hill Thompson & Co. and Longmorn-Glenlivet Ltd to form The Glenlivet Distillers. The drum maltings ceases.
1973
Stills are increased from four to six.
1977
The Chivas & Glenlivet Group (Seagrams) buys Glen Grant Distillery. Stills are increased from six to ten.
2001
Pernod Ricard and Diageo buy Seagrams Spirits and Wine; with Pernod acquiring the Chivas Group.
2006
Campari buys Glen Grant for €115 million in a deal that includes the acquisition of Old Smuggler and Braemar for another €15 million.
2007
The entire range is re-packaged and re-launched and a 15 year old single cask is released. Reconstruction of the visitor centre.
2008
Two limited cask strengths - a 16 year old and a 27 year old - are released.