Sandy Grant Gordon

Sandy Grant Gordon
CBE
Born
Alexander Grant Gordon

(1931-05-06)6 May 1931
Glasgow, Scotland
Died21 December 2020(2020-12-21) (aged 89)
OccupationSpirits distiller
Known forPioneering single malt Scotch as a whisky product category
Relatives

Alexander Grant "Sandy" Gordon, CBE (6 May 1931 – 21 December 2020) was a Scottish distiller who was credited with creating a global market for single malt Scotch whisky.[1] As a managing director of the William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich distillery between 1968 and 1996, he is credited with global market success of the Glenfiddich brand. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1988.

  1. ^ Hagerty, James R. (1 January 2021). "Reluctant Whisky Baron Launched a Global Hit, Glenfiddich". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.