Glenfiddich 1976-2004 - Private Vintage - Single Cask 21229 - Queen Mary 2 Exclusive

INFORMATION

Glenfiddich 1976 - 2004. Private Vintage bottled exclusively for the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary II available only to passengers. Cask number 21229. One of 250 bottles. 70cl. 50.3%.

DISTILLERY:Glenfiddich

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:50.3%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:250

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:21229

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

DISTILLED YEAR:1976

BOTTLING DATE::2004

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.