E: 04/01 Win a Glenfiddich Gift Pack

Meadows

To mark the 125 year anniversary of the first drop of Glenfiddich, we’re giving you the chance to win a drop of your own. 125 lucky Explorers will each win a 3 x 5cl Glenfiddich gift pack containing our 12, 15 and 18 Year Old. To be in with a chance of winning one, simply answer the following question:

William Grants lifelong ambition was:

William vowed that he would one day build his own distillery and pursue a lifelong ambition to create "the best dram in the valley".

Email your answer to [EMAIL="glenfiddichexplorers@theredbrickroad.com"]glenfiddichexplorers@theredbrickroad.com[/EMAIL] by Friday 4th January 2013. The 125 winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received.



We’re sure your festive preparations are well underway, but did you know there’s another reason to be celebrating at this time of year? It was on the 25th December 1887 that the first drops of spirit flowed from the copper stills at the Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown, so raise a dram with us this Christmas as we celebrate our 125th anniversary.

Our founder William Grant first discovered a passion for malt whisky in his late twenties, whilst working as a bookkeeper at the local Mortlach distillery. Inspired by the heady aromas that swirled around him as he worked on his ledgers, William vowed that he would one day build his own distillery and pursue a lifelong ambition to create "the best dram in the valley".

It took William two decades to gather enough capital to realise his dream. In the summer of 1886, with the help of his seven sons and two daughters, the first stone of the distillery was laid. Just over a year later, the family’s back-breaking work was completed and William named his distillery Glenfiddich, Gaelic for "Valley of the Deer".

purple45

Hi Meadows, thanks for the competition but the end date needs to be adjusted to 04/01. Sending this to you by PM too in case you don't see this message. ;-)