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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 / 57.4843722°N 3.2075778°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 81 years old |
| Cask type(s) | Sherry (both American & European oak) and Bourbon (American oak) |
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  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.
- ^ "The Macallan Distillers Ltd. History". Funding Universe.
- ^ English, Shirley. "Macallan begins testing for fake vintage malt". The Times (UK). 3 November 2003
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Macallan Fine Oak (page retrieved 24 May 2006).