Glen Grant Distillery

Bedeutung

EN: Valley of the Family Grant · DE: Tal des Grants

Region

Speyside

Location

Rothes, Banffshire

Founded

1840 by James & John Grant

Owner

Campari

Status

Aktiv

Capacity

6.100.000 LPA

Notes

First distillery built in Rothes
Only distillery in Scotland to be named after the founders/owners
Most popular whisky in Italy since a chance meeting in 1961
Previous owners (Chivas Brothers) still own most of the warehouses
â?¬£â?¬¢ million spent on visitor centre in 2008
â?¬£3 million spent on new warehouses in Rothes in 2008/2009
Son of the founder travelled to India and S. Africa and created a woodland garden of many new species when he returned
He also returned from Africa with a boy - Biawa Makalanga (Bye-Way), who worked at the distillery and played for the local football team until his death in 1972
20% of production goes into Chivas Regal

Karte

Standort: Rothes, Banffshire