Scotland, Speyside. Distillery operational. Owner: William Grant & Sons Ltd. Independent & family-owned

Founded in 1887 by William Grant, Glenfiddich is today one of the five top-selling single malts in the world. The family-owned distillery is a true success story, making the words “freedom” and “independence” an everyday reality by building its own cooperage and bottling chain on site. Known for its balanced and harmonious style, at the very start of the 1960s, The Glenfiddich offered an 8 year old Straight Malt version in a particularly fruity Irish style. But Glenfiddich is best known for its range of Vintage Reserve single casks, such as The Glenfiddich 1963, and its Private Vintage releases, such as The Glenfiddich 1955. More recently, the Rare Collection series attracted followers across the world, offering superb aged versions aged for 40 to 50 years. Two bottles stand out in particular, The Glenfiddich 64 Year Old 1937 - released in 2001, and Glenfiddich 50 Year Old 1939 - released at the very start of the 1990s.

A Glenfiddich Special Old Reserve imported to Italy by Spirit in the 1980s and presented in the iconic bottle designed by the company in 1956 and used from 1961 on. This version is from the following decade and still bears the statement ‘Pure Malt’’, which had been replaced by most distilleries with the term ‘single malt’’, a trend Glenfiddich would eventually conform to in 2000. The range also included an 8 year old for the Italian market, a 10 year old for the United States, and a 10 and 12 year old for Japan.