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The Macallan distillery
Single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Region: Speyside | |
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Location | Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°29′3.74″N 3°12′27.28″W |
Owner | Edrington |
Founded | 1824; 200 years ago (1824) |
Founder | Alexander Reid |
Architect | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (2018) |
Status | Operational |
Water source | River Spey |
No. of stills | 12 wash stills (13,000 L) 24 spirit stills (3,900 L) |
Capacity | 15,000,000 L |
Website | www |
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Type | Single 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 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.