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The Macallan distillery

"Macallan" redirects here. For other uses, see Macallan (disambiguation).

The Macallan distillery
Region: Speyside
LocationEaster Elchies, Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland
Coordinates57°29′3.74″N 3°12′27.28″W / 57.4843722°N 3.2075778°W / 57.4843722; -3.2075778
OwnerEdrington
Founded1824 (1824)
FounderAlexander Reid
ArchitectRogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (2018)
StatusOperational
Water sourceRiver Spey
No. of stills12 wash stills (13,000 L)
24 spirit stills (3,900 L)
Capacity15,000,000 L
Websitewww.themacallan.com
The Macallan
TypeSingle malt
Age(s)12 to 81 years old
Cask type(s)Sherry (both American & European oak) and Bourbon (American oak)
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The Macallan is located in Moray
The Macallan
The Macallan

The Macallan distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie in Moray in the north-east of Scotland. The Macallan Distillers Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edrington, which purchased the brand from Highland Distillers in 1999.[1][2]

The Macallan is generally considered to be the second or third highest-selling single-malt scotch, next to Glenfiddich and, by some accounts, Glenlivet.[3][4]

Originally, the Macallan was matured only in oak sherry casks brought to the distillery from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Beginning in 2004, the Macallan introduced a new main product, the Fine Oak series, with the whisky mellowed in bourbon oak casks as well as sherry ones.[5] In 2018, the Fine Oak series was renamed as the Triple Cask Matured range.

  1. ^ "The Macallan Distillers Ltd. History". Funding Universe.
  2. ^ English, Shirley. "Macallan begins testing for fake vintage malt". The Times (UK). 3 November 2003
  3. ^ Bain, Simon. The Herald. 24 October 2009 retrieved from Macallan predicts 'strong year' as improved efficiency sends turnover up by £9m on 9 February 2011
  4. ^ Lyons, William. "Macallan has a taste for global domination". The Scotsman. 2009-08-16. retrieved from <http://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/Macallan-has-a-taste-for.5558155.jp> on 9 February 2011.
  5. ^ Macallan Fine Oak (page retrieved 24 May 2006).