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| Glenfiddich Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | glen’fiddich  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | William Grant & Sons Ltd. |
| Owner | William Grant & Sons Ltd. |
| Address | Dufftown Keith Banffshire AB55 4DH Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1340 - 82 03 73 +44 (0)1340 - 82 08 05 or +44 (0)1340 - 82 20 83 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 57° 27’ 13.2” N 03° 07’ 35.8” W |
| Altitude | 156 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ324409 |
| Website | www.glenfiddich.com |
| visitorcentre@wgrant.com | |
| Open to public | early January - Easter : mo - fr 09:30 - 16:30 Easter - mid October : mo - fr 09:30 - 16:30, sa 09:30 - 16:30, su 12:00 - 16:30 mid October - mid December : mo - fr 09:30 - 16:30 Closed for Christmas and New Year holidays Admission free, The Connoisseurs’ Tour chargedSource : Scotland’s Malt Whisky Trail 2005 leaflet |
| Remarks | Own floor malting and bottling line. First distillery to open a visitor centre |
| History |
1886-87 |
Established by William Grant, the son of a tailor in Dufftown. After 20 years of work at Mortlach Distillery and saving money William bought a site near Dufftown. He drew the water from the Robbie Dubh spring and bought the stills and plant second-hand from Cardhu Distillery for £ 120. On Christmas Day 1887 the first Spirit ran |
1896 |
Operated as the Glenfiddich Distillery Co. |
1903 |
Incorporated as William Grant & Sons Ltd. |
1957 |
The triangle shaped bottle was introduced. The products were put into tubes and gift tins |
early 1960s |
The directors of the company decided to sell the Whisky as a Single Malt, marketing it in the same way as the blends |
1964 |
4,000 cases of Single Malt were sold |
1974 |
119,500 cases of Single Malt were sold. The Distillery became the first whisky company to be honoured with the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement |
1994? |
Now 29 stills (11 wash and 18 spirit), gas- and coal-fired |
1999 |
Owned by William Grants & Sons Ltd.. 745,000 cases of Single Malt were sold |
2002 |
Stills became gasfired |
2004 |
Owned by William Grants & Sons Ltd. |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production and diluting the Robbie Dubh (Black Robert) spring, for cooling from the River Fiddich |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | 90% single malt, 10% for blending (William Grant's) or sold as Warhead (1% Balvenie added to prevent the malt is being sold as single malt) |
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| Malt | Malt Source | |
| Malt Type | ||
| Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
| Own Malting Floor | ||
| Malt Storage | ||
| Mill | ||
| Grist Storage | ||
| Mashing | Mash Tun | 2 |
| Mash Size | ||
| First Water | ||
| Second Water | ||
| Third Water | ||
| Fourth Water | ||
| Fermentation | Washbacks | 24 made of Oregon Pine |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 10, gasfired |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | ||
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 20, gasfired |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | ||
| Spirit Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Coolers | condensers | |
| Foreshot Run | ||
| Spirit Run | ||
| Feints Run | ||
| Spirit Cut | ||
| Distilling Strength | ||
| Storage | Storage Strength | |
| Average Spirit Yield | ||
| Disposal of Pot Ale/Spent Lees | ||
| Type of Casks | mainly bourbon, 10% sherry | |
| Warehouses | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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