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Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky Distillery

Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Banffshire AB55 4DH
Tel: 44 (0) 1340 820373

Glenfiddich Distillery General Information
Current Owners click for detailsWilliam Grant & Sons Ltd
Location Speyside
Water source The Robbie Dhu Springs.
Stills 11 x wash stills and 18 x spirit stills
Capacity per year 21,000,000 Litres
Status Active/Producing


Glenfiddich Distillery History
1886 Founded and built by Wm Grant & Sons, using second hand stills
1887 First spirit flows from the stills on Christmas day
1963 Began marketing as a Single Malt
1969 First scottish distillery to open Visitor centre
1974 16 new stills added
1991 Bottled 500 bottles of 50 Year Old Glenfiddich
2005 Visitor centre upgraded
2010 Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix launched
2013 Glenfiddich Cask Collection launched

Glenfiddich Distillery Comments
Still under same independent family ownership
On site cooperage
Coal fired stills
Only Highland Single Malt distilled, aged and bottled at the distillery
Glenfiddich Distillery Bottlings
click for detailsGlenfiddich Special Reserve 12 Year Old
Glenfiddich Solera Reserve 15 Year Old
Glenfiddich Ancient Reserve 18 Year Old
Glenfiddich Millenium Reserve 21 Year Old
Glenfiddich 30 Year Old
Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve (1968)
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old

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Glenfiddich Distillery Independent Bottlings

Glenfiddich Distillery Awards
Glenfiddich 30 Year Old - Gold medal at the The International Wine & Spirit Competition 2000
William Grant & Sons Ltd won Distiller of the Year award (IWSC)


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Glenfiddich Distillery Visitor Centre Information
Contact +44 (0)1340 820373
All year Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm (exluding Christmas and New Year holidays).
In addition: Easter-mid October Sat 9.30am-4.30pm Sun 12.00noon-4.30pm
Comments Parties of more than 12 are welcome, but please make arrangements by contacting the distillery.
Location The Glenfiddich Distillery is easily accassible by road, lying on the A941, half a mile north of Dufftown, to the north side of Balvenie Castle.


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