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Few families have built their own distillery with their own bare hands.
But that’s exactly how William Grant started writing our story.

Glenfiddich Distillery stills

OUR FOUNDER, A VISIONARY

For 20 years William Grant nurtured a dream to make the ‘best dram in the valley’. With the help of his family, he finally achieved that vision

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In the summer of 1886, with his seven sons and two daughters by his side, William set out to fulfil a lifelong ambition. Together they began building his Distillery by hand, stone by stone. After a single year of work it was ready and William named it Glenfiddich, Gaelic for Valley of the Deer.

William’s passion, determination and pioneering spirit continues to guide us today. Glenfiddich is one of the few single malt distilleries to remain entirely family owned and is now the World's Most Awarded Single Malt* Scotch Whisky, a true reflection of our founder’s innovative nature, passed down through the generations.

Here is our story
1887
1887

William Grant fulfils a lifelong ambition and starts building his own distillery with the help of his nine children and a single stone mason. He names it Glenfiddich, Gaelic for Valley of the Deer. After a year of hard work the first drop of spirit falls from our copper stills on Christmas Day 1887.

1887
1923
1923

Prohibition is in full swing. William’s grandson Grant Gordon joins the family firm, surprises the industry and increases whisky production. As the decade and the law turns, we are one of only six distilleries still operating in Scotland. Ready to meet a new surge in demand for fine, aged whiskies.

1923
Distillery
1957

Charles Gordon, William's great grand son, insists on having coppersmiths onsite at the Distillery. They are rare and skilled craftsmen, always on hand to build and tend to our uniquely shaped and sized copper stills.

Distillery
Distillery worker
1959

Soon after coppersmiths are brought onsite, Gordon Grant builds up a dedicated cooperage. Never underestimating the importance of casks in developing exceptional whiskies, our onsite cooperage is one of the few that remain in distilleries today.

Distillery worker
Bottle and Photograph
1961

Water, yeast and malted barley. A trinity expertly crafted to make a Glenfiddich whisky. It inspires influential 20th century designer Hans Schleger to create a radical design of the time, our triangular bottle.

Bottle and Photograph
Open page book
1963

Sandy Grant Gordon, great grandson of William, is so proud of our single malt that he makes Glenfiddich the first to be actively promoted outside Scotland. Consumers around the world used to drinking blended whisky, are initiated to the delights of single malt. Until then a well-kept secret of the Scots.

Open page book
Cask
1987

A special time at our Distillery. We celebrate our 100 year anniversary with a centenary bottling commemorating our founder and his dream to create ‘the best dram in the valley’.

Cask
Bottle in case
1991

One of the most collectable and rare whiskies is released. The first ever vatting of our 50 year old. Married to perfection from nine casks laid down in the 1930s, we honour each of William Grant's children who helped to build our family distillery.

Bottle in case
Glenfiddich Solera still with worker in background
1998

Independent as ever, invention flourishes at Glenfiddich. With over 35 years of experience and industry-wide recognition, our fifth Malt Master creates the Solera Vat. A pioneering process used to craft our 15 Year Old. An expression, which to this day is awarded for its complex and intense flavors.

Glenfiddich Solera still with worker in background
Man testing aroma of cask
2001

We release the oldest single malt whisky. In 1937, cask 843 was filled and began its 64-year journey. Along the way, while ten consecutive Warehouse Masters watched over it, the angels took their share. Leaving only 61 bottles of this very rare whisky.

Man testing aroma of cask
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old label
2009

The second vatting of our 50 Year Old. Only 50 hand-blown, individually numbered bottles are released each year. Hallmarked in Scottish silver and finished in hand-stitched leather. Just like the leather-bound journal William carefully kept.

Glenfiddich 50 Year Old label
Whisky manufacturing
2010

Extreme snow fall collapses some of our warehouse roofs exposing precious, maturing casks to the winter sky. Our warehousemen work around the clock in -2.2°F to save every one. As a tribute to them, our Malt Master creates Snow Phoenix. He marries the finest of the rescued casks to create a limited edition single malt. Born out of chance and adversity.

Whisky manufacturing
Bottle
2011

The most expensive single malt sells at auction. We honor Scotland’s oldest woman, admired and respected for her achievements in education. Janet Sheed Roberts is the last grandchild of our founder. Only 11 bottles of Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve are released worldwide. Each are auctioned for charity, setting world records.

Bottle
Flagship collection
2019

Our Flagship range gets a new design. The bold new look pays homage to its origins in the valley of the deer and celebrates Glenfiddich's maverick beginnings and family run heritage with a more sophisticated and elegant design.

Flagship collection
Glenfiddich Blockbar Edition
2021

Glenfiddich continues to push boundaries in whisky innovation by launching a series of 15 limited edition liquor NFTs. Each NFT corresponds to a physical, exceptional bottle of a 1973 46 year old Armagnac cask finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Glenfiddich Blockbar Edition
Glenfiddich 1950's collection auction case
2021

Our 1950s collection was auctioned at Distillers one of one auction for over £1m.
Proceeds from the auction benefit the youth action fund, which has been created by the distillers’ charity focusing on supporting disadvantaged young people in Scotland, transforming their life chances and empowering them to create positive change in their lives and communities.

Glenfiddich 1950's collection auction case

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