Glenfiddich 1974-2003 - Private Vintage - Single Cask 2336 - 50th Anniversary Queen Elizabeth II

INFORMATION

Glenfiddich 1974 - 2003. Bottled for the 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. Cask number 2336. 70cl. 48.9%.

One of the best of the famous Private Vintage Glenfiddichs bottled in the early years of this century. This 1974 vintage sherry cask was bottled in 2003 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and clocks in at a great drinking strength of 48.9%.

DISTILLERY:Glenfiddich

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:48.9%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:2336

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1974

BOTTLING DATE::2003

Glenfiddich distillery was built in 1886 by William Grant and is still owned by his family descendants today. Glenfiddich played a major role in the history of Scotch whisky, as the first distillery to commercialise its own official bottlings of single malt whisky in the early 1960s. This move was to shape the industry up to the present day, and Glenfiddich has remained the world’s best-selling single malt whisky. 

It’s unlikely William Grant would recognise Glenfiddich today: as of the 2020 reconstruction the distillery now has a remarkable 43 stills making over 20 million litres of alcohol per annum. The core range official bottlings are frequently augmented by small batch limited editions; independent bottlings are almost non-existent. The exceptionally rare 1937 vintage released in 2001 is probably the most sought-after Glenfiddich, though early and/or long-aged vintage expressions also do well at auction.