Gibson's Finest is a brand of

Canadian Whisky Canadian whisky is a type of whisky produced in Canada. Most Canadian whiskies are Blended whiskey, blended multi-grain liquors containing a large percentage of corn spirits and are typically lighter and smoother than other whisky styles.

produced between 40% & 46%

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(80 & 92 U.S. proof). The brand is owned by

William Grant & Sons William Grant & Sons Ltd. is a family-owned company that distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits based in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was established in 1887 by William Grant, and is run by Grant's desce ...

. Gibson's Finest was founded by John Gibson in 1837, and is currently produced in

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History

The Gibson's whisky brand was started by the Irish-born spirits merchant John Gibson at a distillery in

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along the

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on of land that he bought in 1856. He produced

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, and especially

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whiskey at the distillery.

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closed the distillery, and shortly afterwards the entire Gibson plant and its contents were auctioned off. As prohibition was ending,

Schenley Industries Schenley Industries was a liquor company based in New York City with headquarters in the Empire State Building and a distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. It owned several brands of Bourbon whiskey, including Schenley, The Old Quaker Company, Cream ...

purchased the Gibson's brand and in 1945, a Schenley subsidiary called Schenley Distillers Corporation established a distillery in

Valleyfield, Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield () is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Beauharnois-Salaberry. The population as of 2021 was 42,410. The historic downtown is a major touristic centre for the area. Due to th ...

. In 1972–50 years after the auctioning of the Gibson's distillery—Schenley re-introduced the Gibson's name using whisky distilled at Valleyfield. The Gibson name re-surfaced on whisky bottles no longer containing Pennsylvania rye, but rather

Canadian whisky Canadian whisky is a type of whisky produced in Canada. Most Canadian whiskies are Blended whiskey, blended multi-grain liquors containing a large percentage of corn spirits and are typically lighter and smoother than other whisky styles.

. Today, Gibson's Finest Canadian Whisky brands are owned by family distiller,

and produced at the Hiram Walker distillery in Windsor, Ontario.

Awards

Gibson's Finest Sterling, Rare 12 Year Old and Venerable 18 Year Old have won awards at major whisky competitions including Gold for the Rare 18 Year Old at the 2012 Canadian Whisky Awards and gold and silver respectively for the Rare 18 Year Old and the 12 Year Old at the 2006 San Francisco Spirits Competition.

References

External links

Official website
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History

Awards

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