Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Glen Grant distillery
In or near Craigellachie.
Glen Grant 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 · 9.3 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Glen Grant distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1840. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.5300°, -3.2110°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glen Grant distillery was founded in 1840 in Rothes, Speyside, and produces single malt Scotch whisky. Previously owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky, Glen Grant was purchased by the Italian company Campari Group in December 2005. It is the biggest selling single malt Scotch whisky in Italy.
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Background
History
Glen Grant was founded in 1840, by brothers John and James Grant, two former illegal distillers and smugglers who decided to take out a license. With the sea and port of Garmouth nearby, the River Spey at its feet and barley-growing plains nearby, all the basic ingredients of malt whisky were close at hand. This time the distillery was legal. By 1872, the founders of Glen Grant Distillery had died. Young James ‘The Major’ Grant, born in 1847, had always taken a keen interest in the distillery and having inherited the business and the title ‘Glengrant’ from his uncle John Grant, he was to prove himself a worthy successor.
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- Coordinates
- 57.5300, -3.2110
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB38 7BS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Established
- 1840
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown — 9.3 km
Sources
- osm: w98352187 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glen Grant distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: GlenGrant2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glen Grant distillery?
- Glen Grant distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB38 7BS).
- What is Glen Grant distillery?
- Glen Grant distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Glen Grant distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Dufftown, about 9.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB38 7BS.
- When was Glen Grant distillery built?
- Built or established in 1840.
- Who owns Glen Grant distillery?
- Glen Grant distillery is owned by Campari Group.
- How do I get to Glen Grant distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB38 7BS. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.