About Us

William Grant & Sons, Ltd. is an independent family-owned distiller headquartered in the United Kingdom and founded by William Grant in 1887. Today, the luxury spirits company is run by the fifth generation of his family and distils some of the world’s leading brands of Scotch whisky, including the world’s favourite single malt Glenfiddich®, The Balvenie® range of handcrafted single malts and the world’s third largest blended Scotch Grant’s® as well as other iconic spirits brands such as Hendrick’s® Gin, Sailor Jerry®, Milagro® Tequila, Tullamore D.E.W Irish Whiskey, Monkey Shoulder and, most recently, Drambuie and Hudson. Ailsa Bay is one of the largest Single Malt Distilleries in the world producing up to 12 million litres of single malt per year. The Distillery was opened in 2007 on the Girvan site in Ayrshire. The Distillery currently produces four styles of liquid and is a largely automated new age distillery.