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Glen Grant distillery was founded in 1840 in Rothes, Speyside, and produces single malt Scotch whisky. Previously owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd , best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky, Glen Grant was purchased [ 2 ] by the Italian company Campari Group in December 2005.
William Grant & Sons Ltd is an independent, family-owned Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 [ 1 ] by William Grant , and is run by Grant's descendants as of 2018. [ 2 ]
Caperdonich, originally known as "Glen Grant #2", was built in 1898 by the founders of the Glen Grant distillery, J. & J. Grant. Glen Grant #2 closed after four years, and was dormant until 1965, when it was rebuilt by Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd. [1] By that time, British law prohibited simultaneously operating distilleries from using the same name, and Glen Grant #2 was reopened as "Caperdonich".
In June 2015, Glenfarclas released a limited edition bottling called the £511.19s.0d Family Reserve. This was launched to mark 150 years of the Grant Family owning the distillery. The name of this bottling references the price John Grant paid for the distillery in 1865. The bottle is sold with a copy of the original bill of sale for the ...
The first whisky ran off the stills on the 28 December 1879, the same day as the Tay Bridge disaster. [8] The distillery itself had a shaky start and turbulent history. Over-proof whisky is notoriously highly flammable and the distillery has paid the price. Extension work began in 1896 on a second malt kiln, and an increase in stills from two ...
While Glen Grant Distillery was sold to Campari Group in 2005 Pernod Ricard kept control over the Glenlivet and Aberlour single malt whisky brands. [12] In 2007, The Glenlivet was the best selling malt whisky in the United States, and the fourth best selling in the UK with a 7% market share.
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Glenfiddich logo. The Glenfiddich Distillery was founded in 1886 by William Grant in Dufftown, Scotland, in the glen of the River Fiddich. [3] The Glenfiddich single malt whisky first ran from the stills on Christmas Day, 1887.