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The Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Easter Elchies, Craigellachie
AB38 9RX Scotland
Tel: +44(0)1340 872 280
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For 300 years the Easter Elchies House, spiritual home of The Macallan, has stood on the banks of the Spey as a symbol of Scottish fortitude, a monument against the ravages of time. Dating from 1700, the Jacobean Manor is the same house that is depicted on The Macallan's packaging. Outside Easter Elchies House, a holly tree flourishes. Amazingly this tree dates back to the earliest days of the house.

"Elchies" sounds as if it should derive from the same Gaelic root as the dividing, flinty or windy bit of Craigellachie, and there are historians who say that is the case. However, Mr Matheson has a different idea, which really appeals to us. He maintained that "it is one of the few words of Basque origin left in this country" and translated it as "el" - a town or residence and "che" - a hill. Thus, the residence on the hill.

Not far from the house lies a small, walled graveyard. This graveyard remains from the days when there was a church on the site - the church was destroyed by fire during the 15th Century and was never rebuilt. In addition to the church, we know that there was a farm and a mill on the Easter Elchies Estate and it would have been on the farm that whisky making first started on this site.

Farming still continues on the estate, indeed, in late summer the fields around Easter Elchies grow rich and golden with their own harvest. Golden Promise Barley, one of the vital ingredients in the creation of our spirit, continues to be grown on Macallan land to this day.

THE MACALLAN
SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
FINE OAK SERIES 10 YEAR

THE MACALLAN  Fine Oak Series 10 Year
Colour: Pale Straw.

Nose: Complex, with hints of fruit and heather honey.

Palate: Soft, with a maltiness, balanced with oak and fruit.

Finish: Lingering with hints of oak and fruit.

THE MACALLAN
12 YEAR SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY

The Macallan 12 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Colour: Amber.

Nose: Sherry, honey, flowery notes.

Body: Full, smooth.

Palate: First hints of flowering currant.
Altogether more expressive.

Finish: Slightly more rounded.

THE MACALLAN
SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
FINE OAK SERIES 15 YEAR

The Macallan Fine Oak Series 15 Year
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Color: Rich Straw.

Nose: Full aroma with hints of rose and cinnamon.

Palate: Intense rich chocolate, with hints of orange and raisins.

Finish: Lingering with chocolate, hints of orange and dried fruit.

THE MACALLAN
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY 18 YEAR

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Colour: Light Mahogany

Nose: Dried fruits and ginger, with a hint of citrus, vanilla and cinnamon.

Palate: Rich dried fruits, with spice, clove, orange and wood smoke.

Finish: Full and lingering, with dried fruits and sweet toffee, ginger and a hint of wood smoke.

 

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The Macallan Cask Strength  
THE MACALLAN 55 Year Old in Lalique
THE MACALLAN 55 Year Old in Lalique (Rare)

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The Macallan Distillery
The Macallan Distillery
Established 1824
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. Here you can discover the extraordinary lengths we go to, to create our single malt Scotch whisky.

TOURS

The Experience Tour
In small groups with a maximum of ten people to ensure a personal experience, our friendly and knowledgeable guides will show you how we make The Macallan's rich new make spirit and how our unparalleled investment to the finest casks, contributes to the natural colours, aromas, and flavours that distinguish The Macallan. The tour ends, appropriately, with a complimentary dram of The Macallan! Tour duration: 1 hour and 20 minutes. Pre-book: Distillery@TheMacallan.com

Precious Tour
Our Precious Tour is an extended visit of the full production process, Warehouse 7 and ‘The Story of Oak’, ending with a tutored nosing and tasting presentation in the Visitor Centre across a range of Macallan whiskies! Pre-booking required. Distillery@TheMacallan.com

Admission
Charges apply to both tour options. For details, times and charges please contact the Visitor Centre. Tel:- +44 (0)1340 872280. Only children older than 8 years old are allowed on the tours and each tour is limited to a maximum of ten people.

The Visitors Centre is open to visitors all year, although opening days and hours do vary and is dependant on the distillery production schedule.

Opening Times:

November to Easter
Open Monday to Friday
11.00 to 15.00

Easter to August
Open Monday to Saturday
09.30 to 16.30

September to October
Open Monday to Friday
09.30 to 16.30

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 we cannot take visitors on a Distillery Tour, but we have a limited tour and 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. Please contact the Distillery for this year's Silent Season dates: Distillery@TheMacallan.com

Christmas / New Year
The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Centre close each year for Christmas and New Year. Please contact The Macallan for this year's holiday closing dates: Distillery@TheMacallan.com

Getting There: From the A941, Elgin to Dufftown Road, take the B9102 to Archiestown just north of Craigellachie. The distillery is on your left after a mile.

Parking / Reception: Follow the signs past the farm and through the distillery. Turn left at roundabout into car park beside the Gardener's Cottage. Margaret Gray and her colleagues will greet you like old friends and lead you into a setting of great charm. The Macallan confidence is evident as you tour the distillation of the "Rolls Royce" of malts.

Maximum Group Size: 10

Group Bookings: Small and by appointment only.

Enquiries: Tel: 01340 871471

Photography in Distillery: Yes

Disabled Access: Tour is not easy with quite a few stairs to negotiate. The new Visitors' Center includes a nosing room, allowing disabled vistors to reach the very heart of The Macallan.

Foreign Visitors: Leaflets in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Japanese.

Contact The Macallan Distillery

Easter Elchies, Craigellachie
AB38 9RX Scotland
Tel: +44(0)1340 872 280