Macallan Distillery

• Distillery: Macallan Distillery
• Location: Craigellachie, in the Speyside region
• Founded: 1824 by Alexander Reid
• Owner: Edrington Group
• Notable feature:
  • Macallan is renowned for its premium single malt whiskies with rich sherry notes
  • A notable feature is the emphasis on American and European oak sherry casks for maturation
  • Modernisation in 2018 with a new distillery adjacent to the original site, designed by the architectural firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

💡 Fun fact: Macallan uses a combination of traditional copper pot stills and carefully selected oak casks, making their whiskies highly sought-after worldwide and often fetching high prices at auctions.