Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Glenfiddich Distillery
Glenfiddich Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown · 0.3 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Glenfiddich Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1886. Address: Dufftown, AB55 4DH. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.4554°, -3.1282°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glenfiddich (Scottish English: [ɡlɛnˈfɪdɪx]) is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish burgh of Dufftown in Moray, Scotland. It is owned by William Grant & Sons. The name Glenfiddich derives from the Scottish Gaelic Gleann Fhiodhaichcode: gla promoted to code: gd meaning "valley of the deer", which is reflected in Glenfiddich's stag logo.
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Background
History
The Glenfiddich Distillery was founded in 1886 by William Grant in Dufftown, Scotland, in the glen of the River Fiddich. The Glenfiddich single malt whisky first ran from the stills on Christmas Day, 1887. In the 1920s, with prohibition in force in the US, Glenfiddich was one of a very small number of distilleries to increase production. This put them in a strong position to meet the sudden rise in demand for fine aged whiskies that came with the repeal of prohibition. In the 1950s, the Grant family built up an onsite infrastructure that included coppersmiths to maintain the copper stills, and a dedicated cooperage that is now one of the very few remaining in distilleries. In 1956 the…
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- Coordinates
- 57.4554, -3.1282
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB55 4DH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Phone
- +44 1340 820 373
- Established
- 1886
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.glenfiddich.com
Sources
- osm: w425913035 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glenfiddich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glenfiddich Distillery.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenfiddich Distillery?
- Glenfiddich Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB55 4DH).
- When was Glenfiddich Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1886.
- Who owns Glenfiddich Distillery?
- Glenfiddich Distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons.
- How do I get to Glenfiddich Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Dufftown, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB55 4DH.