Category Archives: Speyside

In 1960, Glenfiddich becomes the first distillery to be marketed as a single malt whisky worldwide. Today it is the world’s best selling single malt whisky with sales in 180 countries and accounts for 35% of single malt sales globally In 1969, Glenfiddich becomes the first Scottish distillery to open a visitors center One of […]

Brands produced in the distillery – Glencraig The whisky produced in the distillery is mostly used for blends like Ballantine’s and Old Smuggler In 2004, the original distillery was demolished, and a new £4.3m replacement is constructed with two additional stills Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Chivas Brothers Ltd (Pernod Ricard) Founded : 1829 […]

During its history, the distillery has released only a handful of official bottlings. The Whisky produced in the distillery is currently primarily used for Dewar’s blended whisky The distillery was a major contributor to White Horse blended scotch whisky since the late 19th century until 2014 when it started being known among the rank of […]

The distillery was the first to be licensed within Dufftown The whisky is a key component in several Johnnie Walker bottlings and in 2014, Diageo launched single malts under the Mortlach name Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Diageo Founded : 1823 Founder : James Findlater, Donald Mackintosh and Alex Gordon No. of wash stills: […]

The history of Cardhu is forever entangled with the stories of two of the sharpest, most inventive and strong-willed women in Scotland’s early whisky narrative: Helen and Elizabeth Cumming In 1885, the distillery was rebuilt, stills from old distillery building were sold to William Grant who set up Glenfiddich distillery. The new building and stills […]

George Smith, the founder of Glenlivet became the first person in Scotland to apply for and receive a license to legally produce spirit as per Excise Act in 1823 The quality of the product from their distillery had resulted in the other distilleries in the area renaming their products to “Glenlivet”, after series of legal […]