Macallan Distillery

On 24th October this year, a world record for the costliest bottle of wine or spirit was broken at Sotheby’s auction in London. A bottle of 60-year-old Macallan’s single malt that was originally distilled in 1926 fetched a whopping £1.5million ($1.9million). The predicted price of the bottle was a ‘mere’ £350,000 – £450,000, however the …

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The History Alexander Reid founded The Macallan distillery in 1824. Initially the production was carried out in the pre-existing farm buildings of Macallan farm under the name of Elchie’s distillery, Elchie being the name of a nearby town. The name remained until 1980, when the decision was made to call the distillery The Macallan. The …

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