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- ↑ "Glenfiddich owners launch House of Hazelwood collection of rare Scotch whiskies". scotchwhisky.com. August 2022.
- ↑ "Janet Sheed Roberts, granddaughter of William Grant, dies at 110 - The Moodie Davitt Report". 11 April 2012.