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
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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. 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.