GLENFIDDICH DEER FARM

Deer velvet is the growing antler of the male deer. It is called velvet because the soft outer skin has short hair, which resembles velvet cloth. When the antlers growth is complete, the antlers loose the velvet skin and become bone. The antlers fall off and grow each year... Glenfiddich deer velvet comes from red deer, which are carefully managed under extensive, natural, pastoral farming conditions in New Zealand. New Zealand is an ideal environment for the farming of deer because the climate is optimal for good grass growth, almost all year round, but the winters are cold enough to ensure best quality deer velvet growth. New Zealand maintains an excellent disease free status for all major diseases including BSE, TSE and Foot and Mouth Disease.