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Easter Elchies
AB38 9RX
Craigellachie
Scotland
Phone: +44(0)1340 872 280
Website
High on a hill overlooking the River Spey, with magnificent views
across to Ben Rinnes, the Macallan Visitor Centre nestles within the
glorious Easter Elchies Estate at Craigellachie.
Distilling was established on the Macallan Farm up on
the banks of the river Spey in the 18th century. Visible from the road on the opposite side
and on all the packaging is the old Jacobean Manor Easter Elchies, built in the
sixteenth century and today used by Macallan for entertaining purposes.
Traditionally with sherry notes,
the Macallan launched a new series in 2004 called Fine Oak with milder, clear notes of vanilla, matured in both sherry and bourbon casks. Between
1965 and 1975 the number of stills at Macallan was increased from six to 21.
Today there are 15 stills. Approximately 70 percent is sold as single malt.
Much of the remaining 30 percent is used the Famous Grouse blend.
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Information about the tour at Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tour in short: A superb tour for the aficionado - enjoyable for the beginner as well. The regular tour take in the full production process followed by the warehouse 7 visit and a dram back in the visitor centre.
‘Precious Tour’ available - extended visit as per the above but ending with a
tutored nosing & tasting presentation of a range of Macallan
whiskies.
Note: During the summer every year, The Macallan stops production and enters
the "Silent Season" when maintenance is carried out in the Distillery.
This happens from the end of June until the beginning of August.
Unfortunately they do not take visitors on a Distillery Tour, but have
a limited the tour incorporating a visit to warehouse 7, a traditional
warehouse followed by a tour of the warehouse upper floor exhibition
‘The story of Oak’ ending with a dram in the Visitor Centre.
Information for visiting Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Travel Directions: From the A941 from Elgin to Dufftown, take a left to the B9102 to Archiestown just north of Craigellachie. After a mile you take a left again (follow the sign). Drive by the barley fields straight on to the distillery.
Opening Hours: Open to visitors all year. Easter - Oct, Mon to Sat, 9.30am till 4.30pm. Easter - Oct, Mon to Sat, 9.30am till 4.30pm. Christmas/New Year 2007/8 Closure - Distillery closed from Friday 14th December 2007 to Monday 7th January 2008.
Tour Times: Last regular tour usually 3.30pm. Maximum ten people. Pre-booking required.
Price admission: Charges apply - contact the Visitor Centre.
Shop: The Macallan range, merchandise, clothes, gourmet foods and more
Restaurant: No
Parking: Free parking
Groups: By appointement.
Photography in distillery: No.
Foreign visitor support: Leaflets and video in Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.
Disabled access: Disabled parking outside visitor centre. Not an easy tour however but ok.
Things of interest regarding Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Restaurants nearby:
Things of interest:
Bed & breakfast and hotels nearby: Craigellachie Hotel
The whisky from Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tasting notes: The Macallan (12 yo 40%) Balanced and soft
with sherry, fruit and toffee, honey and a whiff of smoke.
The production at Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Malt and malting: Very light peated (or no peat) from central maltsters.
Distilling and the stills: Washstills: 5,
9.000 litres, open gas flame. Spiritstills:
10, small, internal steam coils, sharply declining lyne arms.
Watersource: Underground springs, soft.
Barrels and casks: Sherry and some bourbon for “Fine oak” series.
Bond and Warehousing: Traditional warehouses on site.
Mashing and fermentation: Mashtun: 1, stainless steel, 7 tons. Washbacks: 16, stainless steel, 46.000 litres.
Production: 5.5 million litres.
Owner: The Edrington Group.
The history of Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
History of the distillery: Founded: Alexander
Reid Legitimate in 1824. Distilling was established on the Macallan Farm up on
the banks of the river Spey in the 18th century. From the start it
was quite popular next to an old ford where farmers used to cross the river on
their way to the lowland markets. Visible from the road on the opposite side
and on all the packaging is the old Jacobean Manor Easter Elchies, built in the
sixteenth century and today used by Macallan for entertaining purposes. The
distillery became legitimate in 1824 by Alexander Reid under the name Elchies
Distillery. In 1847 James Priest and James Davidson joined Alexander until 1868
when James Stuart took over. In 1892 Roderick Kemp renovated and changed the
name to Macallan-Glenlivet.
Highland Distilleries (today Edrington) and Suntory bought
the majority of the shares in Macallan in 1996.
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