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William Grant & Sons Ltd. is an independent, family-owned company which distils Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was founded in 1886 by William Grant, and is now run by the descendants of the founder. It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky distillers remaining in family ownership. "William Grant & Sons" is often abbreviated to "W. Grant & Sons" or just "Grant's", after their leading blended whisky of the same name. Download high resolution version (582x750, 64 KB)Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky (12, 15 and 18 year olds) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Download high resolution version (582x750, 64 KB)Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky (12, 15 and 18 year olds) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The company is the 4th largest producer of Scotch whisky (10.4% market share) after Diageo (34.4%), Allied Domecq (12.2%) and Pernod Ricard. The company's central headquarters are in Strathclyde Business Park (SBP), near Glasgow, Scotland. Sales and marketing headquarters are in Richmond, London. The company is a member of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Diageo plc is a multinational alcoholic drinks and foods business listed on the London Stock Exchange. ...
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The master blender of Grant's is David Stewart, who has been in his post for 42 years, the longest serving master blender with one distiller in the industry.
Awards
In 1974, William Grant & Sons won the Queen's Award to Industry for Outstanding Export Achievement, the first Scotch whisky company to receive this award.
In 1999, William Grant & Sons received the drinks industry's top accolade, 'Distiller of the Year' from the International Wine & Spirit Competition. In 2000, the company received the 'Distiller of the Year' accolade for an unprecedented second year in a row. In 2001, the company received the International Spirits Challenge 'Distiller of the Year' accolade. In 2003, Glenfiddich 40 Year Old was acclaimed 'Best of the Best' by industry bible Whisky magazine after 75 experts in three different continents declared it to be the world's finest single malt. In 2004, William Grant & Sons won a record number of medals and seals of approval at the International Spirits Challenge, one of the world's leading spirt competitions. The company won 3 gold medals, 9 silver, 10 bronze and 7 seals of approval - a total of 29. The independent panel awarded the gold medals for The Balvenie Vintage Cask 1972, The Balvenie 30 Year Old and Grant’s Rare Old 18 Year Old.
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History William Grant & Sons pioneered single malt Scotch whisky. Until Glenfiddich only blended brands were common. Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distilled and bottled by Willam Grant & Sons at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. ...
While on the one side very traditional, the company has also been very innovative, introducing the solera concept to Glenfiddich to create Glenfiddich Solera Reserve. A solera is a series of barrels or other containers used for aging liquids such as Sherry, Madeira, or Balsamic vinegar. ...
Brands The company's leading single malt Scotch brand is Glenfiddich, the best-selling brand in the worldwide single malt Scotch market (700,000 cases/year and 17.37% market share). This is more than the sales of the next two single malts combined. Their leading blended Scotch brand is Grant's, the 4th best-selling brand in the worldwide blended Scotch market and the Scotch market as a whole (4 million cases/year). Grant's is also the 4th best-selling brand in the domestic United Kingdom Scotch market (420,000 cases/year and 14.6% market share). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...
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- Winner of gold in two categories and the overall Supreme Champion Beer prize at the International Beer Competition 2004
Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distilled and bottled by Willam Grant & Sons at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. ...
Balvenie is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distilled by William Grant & Sons at the Balvenie Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. ...
Rare whiskies William Grant & Sons produces a number of rare whiskies, most of which are described in the articles on Glenfiddich, Grant's and Balvenie. However, their rare whiskies also include: - Girvan First Batch Distillation (from casks filled in 1964)
- Ladyburn (from Ladyburn distillery which sadly had to be closed in 1975)
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Highland Distillers brands William Grant & Sons and the Edrington Group took Highland Distillers private in 2000. - The Famous Grouse
- The Macallan
- Highland Park
- Black Bottle
- Gloag's London Dry Gin
Macallan single malt whisky, also called The Macallan, is produced at a distillery called Easter Elchies House, in the Speyside region. ...
Highland Park Single Malt is a Scotch Whisky distilled by Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, the northernmost distillery in Scotland, a half mile north from that of Scapa. ...
Other brands - Virgin Vodka (Grant's co-developed this brand with Virgin.)
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