It was named as Elchies distillery, named after a nearby estate,which adopted the company until 1980. During the spring, the sowing starts again and the cycle follows.ĭuring the subsequent years, Macallan distillery passed through different owners. Macallan Scotch whiskey can be readily used for drinking and the excess is either stored for the next summer or exported to different places. Winter is the perfect time for manufacturing whiskey, because during cold water is readily available for the cooling of the stills in the season. Farmers during that time grew barley on a large scale all around Scotland.ĭuring the winter, where there is no active farming, the barley harvested is fermented and then distilled into whiskey. The name Macallan is derived from Gaelic word ‘magh’, which means ‘a fertile land’, and ‘Ellan’ thathonors St.Fillan’, a monk who spread Christianity in Scotland during the 18 thcentury. The Macallan distillery was founded by Alexander Reid, a barley farmer and a teacher. Since then, the distillery has grown to be one of the largest single malt whiskey manufacturers in the world.
MACALLAN WHISKEY SCOTCH LICENSE
The company was originally founded in 1824, the Macallan Scotch whiskey being one of the first distillers in Scotland having legal license for manufacturing and selling alcohol. Today, the Macallan Scotch whiskey is one among the top five best-selling single-malt whiskeys in the world. is a subsidiary of the Edrington Group since 1999, after they acquired the company from Highland Distillers. The Macallan Scotch whiskey is a product of the Macallan Distillery, a single malt Scotch whiskey distillery in Craigellachie, Moray Scotland.
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