About Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01340 820373
Distillery Capacity
10 000 000 litres
Distillery Founded
1886
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Address
Dufftown, Banffshire
Distillery Owner
William Grant & Sons
Distillery Website
www.glenfiddich.com
1886
The distillery is founded by William Grant, 47 years old, who had learned the trade at Mortlach Distillery. The equipment is bought from Mrs. Cummings of Cardow Distillery. The construction totals £800.
1887
The first distilling takes place on Christmas Day.
1892
William Grant builds Balvenie.
1898
The blending company Pattisons, largest customer to Glenfiddich, files for bankruptcy and Grant decides to blend their own whisky. Standfast becomes one of their major brands.
1903
William Grant & Sons is formed.
1957
The famous, three-cornered bottle is introduced.
1958
The floor maltings is closed.
1963
Glennfiddich becomes the first whisky to be marketed as single malt in the UK and the rest of the world.
1964
A version of Standfast’s three-cornered bottle is launched for Glenfiddich in green glass.
1969
Glenfiddich becomes the first distillery in Scotland to open a visitor centre.
1974
16 new stills are installed.
2001
1965 Vintage Reserve is launched in a limited edition of 480 bottles. Glenfiddich 1937 is bottled (61 bottles).
2002
Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 years old, finished in Cuban rum casks is launched. Sales in the US are not possible due to the trade embargo between the US and Cuba. Caoran Reserve 12 years, an attempt to recreate the peaty Glenfiddich produced during the war years, is launched. Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937 (61 bottles) is launched at a recommended price of £10,000 each and becomes the oldest Scotch whisky on the market.
2003
1973 Vintage Reserve (440 bottles) is launched.
2004
1991 Vintage Reserve (13 years) and 1972 Vintage Reserve (519 bottles) are launched.
2005
Circa £1.7 million is invested in a new visitor centre.
2006
1973 Vintage Reserve, 33 years (861 bottles) and 12 year old Toasted Oak are released.
2007
1976 Vintage Reserve, 31 years is released in September.
2008
1977 Vintage Reserve is released.