SCYFOOD > Whisky Glenlivet 1940 50 year old Decanter Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY Glenlivet Distillery was founded in 1824 by George and his youngest son, James Gordon Smith, located in Upper Drumin, Although this distillery is not the oldest in Scotland, its reputation comes from the fact that it is considered "the single malt that started it all". Since its founding, except for a brief period during World War II, production has almost never stopped. George Smith built his distillery close to Josie's Well, a natural spring which is still used as the distillery's source for production water, the Glenlivet Distillery is made using locally sourced unpeated malted barley, wooden washbacks and tall slim copper pot stills 75cl/40%
