Celebrating Glenfiddich

Winter covers with snow the hills that rise above the pagoda roofs.
Spring water bubbles in the glen as vividly as that day in 1886 when its founder, Willilam Grant, laid the first stones to build one of the oldest family distilleries. Glenfiddich, the Valley of the Deer.
After a year of hard work, the first drop of whiskey is born from its copper stills.
It was Christmas 1887.

In 1923 the prohibition is in full swing.
William's grandson Grant Gordon joins the family business and surprises the industry as whiskey production increases dramatically.
As the decade progresses and the laws take a turn, Glenfiddich becomes one of six distilleries operating in Scotland, ready to face an increase in demand for fine, aged whiskeys.

Charles Gordon, William's oldest great-grandson, insists on having someone at the distillery work the copper.
Beginning in 1957 the distillery has had its own exceptionally skilled artisans willing to build and care for the unique and exceptional copper stills, 28 in all, whose shape and size are exclusive.

Grant Gordon always attached great importance to barrels for the production of exceptional whiskeys.
For this reason, shortly after bringing several copper artisans to the distillery, in 1959 he built a cooperage on purpose.
Today, Glenfiddich is one of the few distilleries that maintains its cooperage on site.
One of the oldest jobs in the world, the cooper's job is tough, and almost 65% of whiskey aromas and flavors come from barrels.

Water, air and malted barley.
Three elements that come together skillfully to make Glenfiddich whiskey, which inspires 20th century influential designer Hans Schleger to create a radical design that breaks the bar: the distinctive triangular bottle, that identifies the brand since 1961.

The year 1987 marked a special time at the distillery
Celebrating the 100th anniversary, a special centennial bottling was made to commemorate its founder, William Grant, and his dream of creating the best whisky in the valley.

One of the most exceptional whiskeys and a unique collector's item is launched in 1991.
The first to contain our 50 year blend.
It is a perfectly blended whiskey from nine barrels that stood horizontally in the 1930s, thus honoring each of William Grant's sons who helped build our family distillery.

More independently than ever, invention continues to flourish at Glenfiddich.
With more than 35 years of experience and recognized in the industry sector internationally, his fifth Malt Master, who has extensive experience in the knowledge of malt, created the Solera Vat in 1998: a process that is a pioneer in the elaboration of the 15-year-old expression that, incidentally, today is awarded for its intense and complex flavors.

Winter 2010.
The most intense and extreme snowfalls collapse some of the cellar roofs exposing the barrels to the winter sky.
The team has to work against the clock at -19 degrees Celsius to be able to save them.
As a tribute to these men, Glenfiddich's Malt Master creates Snow Phoenix: a whiskey paired with the finest from salvaged barrels that becomes a limited edition born out of fate and adversity.

The most expensive single malt whiskey sold at auction in 2011, honoring Scotland's oldest woman, who was admired and respected for her achievements and successes in education.
She is Janet Sheed Roberts: the last granddaughter of the founder of the distillery, William Grant.
Only eleven bottles from the Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve were released to the world.
It is worth mentioning that each one was auctioned at charity events, always breaking world records.