Auction Ended: Tuesday 27 July, 2021
Winning Bid: £240.00
Estimate: £240 - £280
The Macallan Distillery was established by Alexander Reid in 1824 as Elchies Distillery near Easter Elchies House.
Easter Elchies House dates back to 1700 and the estate itself to at least the 17th century.
Macallan Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Speyside whisky region.
The old still house was re-commissioned in 2008 and now Macallan Distillery operates with two still houses sheltering twenty-one copper stills.
A brand new distillery is under construction and designed to house thirty one stills thereby retaining Macallan amongst the top producers by volume.
On-site maturation is carried out in traditional dunnage warehouses and by racking in large new warehouses on the estate.
Popular official releases include Macallan 18 Year Old and Macallan 30 Year Old. This 18 year old annual release from The Macallan has been matured in the finest sherry casks of both American and Spanish oak, and is extremely sought after.
Presentation: 70cl, 43%
Vintage: 2020 release
