The Macallan distillery

View of the distillery

The Macallan is a whiskey distillery in Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Banffshire, Scotland.

The Macallan is part of the "Famous Grouse " blends.

History

Located on the banks of the Spey, she was one of the first legal distillery in Scotland: in 1824 Alexander Reid got the focal license. When he died in 1847, his son Alexander the distillery. After his death the distillery in 1858 went to James Shearer Priest and James Davidson who these 10 years later to James Stuart, at the time also included the Glen Spey distillery sold. 1882 the distillery was purchased by Roderick Kemp, whose family, the company expanded in the next 100 years. From 1965 the number of stills was increased significantly: 1965 from 6 to 12, 1974 18 and 1975 to 21 in 1996 acquired the Highland Distillers Ltd, which included at that time also Bunnahabhain, Glenrothes and Highland Park and in turn 1999. the Edrington Group has bought the distillery.

From time immemorial, The Macallan was coveted by Blend masters who use it are still in their blended whiskeys. As a single-malt whiskey in bottles, he first appeared in the 1960s in appearance, initially only in the Whisky Speyside. Only in 1980 it was decided to bring The Macallan on a larger scale within the UK to market.

Production

The distillery has two vats mash ( mash tuns ) (together 12.6 t) and 22 fermentation tanks (wash backs) ( together 770,000 l). Is distilled into seven wash stills ( 12.000 l ) and 14 spirit stills ( per 4,000 l). The total annual production is 5.5 million liters.

Others

A 50- year-old Macallan is the favorite drink of James Bond in the film Skyfall.

The Macallan 12 years old

The Macallan Travel Thirties