Glen's Vodka

Glen's Vodka is a brand of vodka, owned and produced by the Loch Lomond Group, a Scottish company. It is produced from sugar beet at the Catrine Distillery in Ayrshire, Scotland, and is sold by drinks retailers across the UK. It is available in 50ml, 200ml, 350ml, 700ml, and 1 litre bottles.

Glen's Vodka
TypeVodka
ManufacturerLoch Lomond Group
Country of originScotland
Introduced1972
Alcohol by volume37.5%
Related productsList of vodkas
Websitewww.glensvodka.com

In July 2014, Glen's Vodka was reported to be the UK's second bestselling spirit.[1]

History

Glen's Vodka was launched in 1972. The brand was originally known as Grant's Vodka, but following a legal challenge [2] was relaunched in 2003 as Glen's Vodka.

In 2009, Glen's Vodka came first in a blind-tasting test conducted by British newspaper The Telegraph.[3] The tasting included a variety of premium-brand vodkas including Grey Goose and Absolut.

In 2015, Glen's launched Platinum, a 40% ABV premium grain version of Glen's Vodka.

Counterfeiting

Glen's Vodka has been among several vodka brands targeted by spirits counterfeiters.

In 2008, the UK’s Food Standards Agency publicised reports of counterfeit 700ml bottles being sold.[4] Counterfeit bottles can be easily identified: unlike authentic Glen’s Vodka bottles, they do not feature the Allied Glass Containers (AGC) stamp on the bottom.

In 2011, UK authorities prosecuted a criminal gang responsible for counterfeiting Glen’s Vodka.[5] Enforcement officers seized 9,000 bottles of fake vodka from an illegal bottling plant in Leicestershire. Manufacturing equipment was also seized. Members of the gang received prison sentences of up to seven years.

Glen's Vodka was drunk and discussed on Alan Carr's Chatty Man by Spanish heartthrob Enrique Iglesias in 2014. Iglesias was not very complimentary about the vodka's quality.[6]

The spirit is the drink of choice of the alcoholic Eleanor Oliphant in Gail Honeyman's novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (2017), winner of the 2018 Costa Debut Novel Award.[7] Towards the end of the book, when she has given up alcohol, Eleanor names her new cat "Glen", "after an old friend".[8]

See also

References
  1. "William Grant's top UK spirits trends".
  2. Week, Marketing (2002-11-14). "William Grant wins rights to Grant's brand – Marketing Week". Marketing Week. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. Ray, Jonathan (8 July 2009). "10 vodkas put to the test" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. "Gang used bleach to make illicit vodka". 26 November 2011.
  6. Enrique Iglesias Greece (5 April 2014). "Enrique Iglesias at Alan Carr Chatty Man Show (Interview & Performance) (HD)" – via YouTube.
  7. "Scottish Author 'Stunned' after Scooping Prestigious Costa Prize for Debut Novel". 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Honeyman, Gail (2018) [2017]. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. London: HarperCollins. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-00-817214-5.
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