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, Moray, 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 |
| 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 |
| The Macallan | |
| Type | Single malt |
| Age(s) | 12 to 78-year-old |
| Cask type(s) | Sherry (both American & European oak) and Bourbon (American oak) |
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The Macallan 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.