whisky review 18 - Glenfiddich 12 yo
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scotch malt whisky whiskey review
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| Name | Glenfiddich |
|---|---|
| Type | Speyside |
| Image size | 250 |
| Caption | Glenfiddich Distillery |
| Location | Dufftown |
| Owner | William Grant & Sons |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Status | Operational |
| Source | Robbie Dhu Springs |
| Stills | 10 wash 16 spirit |
| Brand 1 | Glenfiddich |
| Age 1 | 12-year-old 15-year-old 18-year-old 21-year-old 30-year-old 40-year-old 50-year-old |
| Cask 1 | Bourbon Sherry Rum |
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The Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich means ‘Valley of the deer’ in Gaelic, hence the presence of a deer symbol on Glenfiddich bottles.
Following difficult times in the 1960s and 70s, many small, independent distillers were bought up or went out of business. In order to survive, W. Grant & Sons expanded their production of the drink, and introduced advertising campaigns, a visitors' centre and from 1957 packaged the Scotch in distinctive triangular bottles.
Later, W. Grant & Sons was one of the first distilleries to package its bottles in tubes and gift tins, as well as recognising the importance of the duty-free market for spirits. This marketing strategy was successful, and Glenfiddich has now become the world's best-selling single malt. It is sold in 180 countries,
* Glenfiddich 40 Year Old (from casks filled in 1963)
Other whiskies include Caoran Reserve, Solera Reserve, and Havana (now simply 21 year old, as with all the non-vintage whiskies) Reserva.
* The 1996 film Swingers features Glenfiddich as the characters' drink of choice for a single malt.
* Glenfiddich is the favourite drink of Inspector Morse.
* Glenfiddich features in the US television series Dexter, in which it is shared by the characters Ellen Wolf and Maria LaGuerta. It is also used by the Trinity Killer in season four.
* In an episode of Family Guy, Brian and Stewie are locked in a bank vault over the weekend and drink a bottle of Glenfiddich to pass the time.
* In "The Whole Nine Yards," Matthew Perry's character drinks Glenfiddich.
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