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The Glenfiddich Distillery Trivia Quiz

The Glenfiddich Distillery near Dufftown, Scotland, is the home of the world's favorite Scotch whisky.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,364

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1287

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the last name of the founder of Glenfiddich? Hint

Glenfiddich

Grant

Duff

Keith

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year did the Glenfiddich Distillery open? Hint

1895

1887

1878

1869

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Question 3 of 10

3. The water from which springs are used to make Glenfiddich whisky? Hint

Banff Springs

Strathmore Springs

Doig Springs

Robbie Dhu Springs

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Question 4 of 10

4. What part of the distillery is the malted barley and hot water mixed? Hint

Grist mill

Warehouse

Washback

Mashtun

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are the fermentation vessels called? Hint

Stills

Mastuns

Washbacks

Malt barns

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Question 6 of 10

6. What metal are the stills made of? Hint

Gold

Copper

Aluminum

Silver

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Question 7 of 10

7. A spirit is not considered to be legally Scotch whisky until it has matured for at least 12 years.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The alcohol that evaporates through the oak barrels during maturation is known as "the_____share". Hint

Gypsies'

Devil's

Angels'

Fairies'

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Glenfiddich product is often considered the world's most popular single malt Scotch whisky? Hint

Glenfiddich Special Reserve

Glenfiddich Ancient Reserve

Glenfiddich Solera Reserve

Glenfiddich Havana Reserve

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the oldest malt whisky ever to be bottled? Hint

1889

1887

1937

1939

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the last name of the founder of Glenfiddich?

Answer: Grant

William Grant wsa born in 1839 in Dufftown, Scotland. It was his dream to build his own distillery. In 1886, he bought some land in the area of the River Fiddich in Speyside, in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.

2. What year did the Glenfiddich Distillery open?

Answer: 1887

The Grant family built the Glenfiddich Distillery with their own hands, with the help of only one stonemason. It took them about 18 months, and the first spirit flowed from the stills on Christmas Day 1887.

3. The water from which springs are used to make Glenfiddich whisky?

Answer: Robbie Dhu Springs

The single malt Scotch whisky created by the Grant family was truly exceptional. The combination of the crystal clear water of Robbie Dhu Springs, the barley, pure Highland air, and the unusually small stills was what Grant believed made this possible. Five generations later, Glenfiddich is still made in the same place and same way with the same water source.

4. What part of the distillery is the malted barley and hot water mixed?

Answer: Mashtun

The hot water is added to the mashing machine, along with the grist and forms a type of porridge and is swept into one of the mashtuns or mash tuns. It then becomes a sweet liquid called "wort".

5. What are the fermentation vessels called?

Answer: Washbacks

The washbacks are big wooden barrels where the yeast ferments the wort to a weak form of alcohol.

6. What metal are the stills made of?

Answer: Copper

The copper pot stills are unusually small and are still tended by Glenfiddich's own coppersmith.

7. A spirit is not considered to be legally Scotch whisky until it has matured for at least 12 years.

Answer: False

Scotch whisky has only to mature for 3 years to be condidered legal; however, the Glenfiddich Distillery allows theirs to mature for 12 years to be considered in prime condition.

8. The alcohol that evaporates through the oak barrels during maturation is known as "the_____share".

Answer: Angels'

About 16 million liters of Scotch whisky evaporate into the ether every year.

9. What Glenfiddich product is often considered the world's most popular single malt Scotch whisky?

Answer: Glenfiddich Special Reserve

Glenfiddich Special Reserve is matured for 12 years, and is available in over 180 countries, and is the only Highland single malt to be distilled, matured, and bottled at its own distillery.

10. What is the oldest malt whisky ever to be bottled?

Answer: 1937

Glenfiddich 1937 was matured in cask 843 in the year of King George's coronation. William Grant created this cask with extra strength to keep the "angels" from taking too much of their share.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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