Who makes Glenfiddich 30 Year Old?
Wm. Grant & Sons Ltd., at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Banffshire, as printed on the presentation box. William Grant founded the distillery in 1887 and the company is still owned by his descendants, which makes it the largest Scotch whisky distiller remaining wholly in family hands. The same family also owns The Balvenie, Kininvie and Girvan.
Is every bottle of Glenfiddich 30 Year Old from the same batch?
No. Glenfiddich 30 is produced in batches rather than as a single run — only a handful of vattings are made each year, and each one is married from casks selected separately by the Malt Master. Bottles are individually numbered and carry a handwritten panel identifying the bottling, so two bottles bought at different times can come from different vattings and differ in character.
What casks is Glenfiddich 30 Year Old matured in?
Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and American bourbon oak, for at least thirty years. The distillery marries the two cask types to balance sherry richness against the vanilla and fruit that bourbon oak contributes, and bottles the result at 43% ABV, which is 86 US proof.