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| The Macallan Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | ma’kallan  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | The Macallan Distillers Ltd. |
| Owner | The Edrington Group Ltd. (2/3) and Suntory Ltd (1/3) |
| Address | Easter Elchies Craigellachie Aberlour Banffshire AB38 9RX Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1340 - 87 22 80 +44 (0)1340 - 87 12 12 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 57° 29’ 07.3” N 03° 12’ 25.1” W |
| Altitude | 129 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ277445 |
| Website | www.themacallan.com |
| Open to public | January - March : mo - fr 11:00 - 15:00 (all tours on the hour, last tour 14:00) April - October : mo - sa 09:30 - 17:00 (free tours every 30 minutes, last tour 15:30; specialist tours on the hour from 10:00, last tour 15:00) November - December : mo - fr 11:00 - 15:00 (all tours on the hour, last tour 14:00) Macallan Experience Tour : free, Spirit of Macallan Tour & The World’s Most Precious Whisky Tour : chargedSource : The Macallan Distillery 2005 leaflet |
| Remarks |
| History |
1824 |
Founded by Alexander Reid |
1825-48 |
Alexander Reid & Co. |
1848-51 |
Priest & Davidson |
1852-68 |
James Davidson corn merchant in Rothes |
1869-79 |
James Stuart & Co. |
1886 |
James Stuart bought the distillery from the Seafield Estate |
1892 |
Purchased by Roderick Kemp who rebuilt the distillery and renamed it Macallan-Glenlivet |
1909-46 |
Run by Roderick Kemp’s Trust, when R. Kemp Macallan-Glenlivet Ltd. formed as a private company |
1965 |
Extended from six to twelve stills |
1966 |
Converted to a public company as R. Kemp Macallan-Glenlivet Ltd. |
1970-Dec |
R. Kemp dropped from title |
1974 |
Extended from twelve to eighteen stills |
1975 |
Extended from eighteen to twenty-one stills. Dark-grains plant |
.... |
The company has restored Easter Elchies House as a reception centre and office complex |
1999 |
Owned by Macallan (Highland Distillers) |
2002 |
Stills became steamheated |
2004 |
Owned by The Edrington Group |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production and diluting from four drilled holes coming from River Spey, for cooling direct from River Spey |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | single malt en blend (Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark, J&B Rare, Chivas Regal, Bell's, Langs Supreme, Ballantine's, Long John) |
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| Malt | Malt Source | |
| Malt Type | ||
| Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
| Own Malting Floor | ||
| Malt Storage | ||
| Mill | ||
| Grist Storage | ||
| Mashing | Mash Tun | 1 (in old distillery) 1 (in new distillery) |
| Mash Size | ||
| First Water | ||
| Second Water | ||
| Third Water | ||
| Fourth Water | ||
| Fermentation | Washbacks | 6 made of Larch in the old distillery 16 made of stainless steel in the new distillery |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 2 (in old distillery) 5 (in new distillery) |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | gasfired in both the old and the new distillery | |
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 4 (in old distillery) 10 (in new distillery) |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | gasfired in the old distillery steamheated in the new distillery |
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| Spirit Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Coolers | ||
| Foreshot Run | ||
| Spirit Run | ||
| Feints Run | ||
| Spirit Cut | ||
| Distilling Strength | ||
| Storage | Storage Strength | |
| Average Spirit Yield | ||
| Disposal of Pot Ale/Spent Lees | ||
| Type of Casks | bourbon, sherry, refill (bourbon, sherry). sherry (75% Oloroso, rest Amontillado and Fino) | |
| Warehouses | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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