Hazelwood – Janet Sheed Roberts 110th Birthday – Whisky

Employees of William Grant were again given a stunning bottle of whisky to celebrate the 110th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts, who was born on August 13th,1901. She was the matriarch of the Grant family, who own and run William Grant & Sons Ltd, one of the last independent whisky distillers in Scotland. Janet, who was known as ‘Wee Janie’ to family and friends, was the last surviving granddaughter of William Grant, who founded Glenfiddich Distillery in 1886. She died in 2012. It has been named Hazelwood 110. Only 1600 bottles made, and only presented to Grants’ employees. It comes in a special white box,contains an envelope with 12 black and white pictures of Janet’s life, a letter with her life story and full details of the nosing and tasting details. The fourth in a series of special bottlings to mark Janet’s 100th, 105th, 107th and 110th birthdays.

A very rare and special bottling produced by William Grant & Sons to celebrate the 110th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts, the granddaughter of company founder William. The 1600 bottles were originally given only to staff and friends of the company and a few have since made their way into the wider whisky world.