18 May 2014
A Family Tree
by Joel Harrison
As a writer, I am enthralled by narrative. The journey for any reader should be one of discovery, of adventure and of learning.
Over the past two months, I have been on a journey of discovery to see exactly how the whisky in a bottle of Glenfiddich single malt Scotch is produced. Parts of this journey I have been on before, but looking at the individual aspect of exactly how a cask is produced, from the branch to the barrel has been an utterly beguiling experience.
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6 May 2014
By Jamie Milne, UK Brand Ambassador
As many of you will know, on Christmas Day 2012, Glenfiddich celebrated an anniversary - 125 years to the day since the first spirit ran from the stills at the distillery, when William Grant and his family saw their dream become a reality. His descendants still own and manage our Distillery today.
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9 April 2014
Liquid History
by Joel Harrison
The process of combining three natural ingredients - barley, water and yeast – a generous helping of time and an oak cask to create a golden whisky, is the closest thing I have ever experienced to alchemy.
It is this magical process which was used by William Grant when he opened Glenfiddich distillery on Christmas Day 1887 and the one still employed at the distillery today.
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4 April 2014
A Slice of Speyside
by Joel Harrison
As a whisky writer, I spend a large chunk of my time visiting Scotland and her various distilleries, but there is one area that I never tire of visiting: Speyside.
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2 April 2014
Barrels without Borders: The Journey of the Cask
by Joel Harrison
Casks have been used for thousands of years. They have provided us with a vessel to transport goods from producer to consumer, and it was their usefulness in this capacity through which the maturation of liquor was discovered.
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