Settled near the river Deveron, on the border of the Speyside
area, the Macduff distillery has been created by the Glen Deveron
Distillers Ltd in 1962. It has been sold 12 years later to the
Bacardi group.
During its short history, the Macduff distillery has had several
alterations, in order to test different distillation techniques.
Macduff was the first of all distilleries in Scotland to experiment
metal mashtuns, and it was also the first one to use steam to heat
the stills.
Further, Macduff is one of the only distilleries who isolate the
lyne arm in order to save on energy before placing the condensers
horizontally in order to optimise the cooling process.
Macduff doubled its production between 1966 and 1968. It installed
a 5th still in 1990.
The single malt from the distillery is officially called "Glen
Deveron", and some independent bottlers market whisky from the
distillery under the name "Macduff". The malt is part of the composition
of William Lawson blend.
| Macduff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| sample | |||
| O.B. | Glen Deveron 10 years | 14 2/3 | |
| Jack Wieber | Old Train Line 38 years | 18 1/2 | |
| John McDougall | Golden Cask 1984 | ||
| Taste Still | Taste Still 1969 | 19 | |
| The Vintage Malt Whisky company | Coopers Choice 1990 | 15 |
Glen Deveron
|
|
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol |
40% |
Bottler |
Official |
Madcuff
|
|
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol |
43% |
Bottler |
The Vintage Malt Whisky Company |
Macduff |
|
Age |
23 years |
Bottler |
John McDougall |
Alcohol |
55% |
Price/litre |
|
The Speyside area is situated at the North of the Cairngorm mountain and goes to the Moray firth. It is delimited
by two rivers: the Findhorn at the West side and the Deveron on the East side.
The area is named after the river Spey. Most of the distilleries take their water in one of its affluents; the Fiddich, the
Livet or the Avon.
About sixty distilleries from Speyside are described on this site.
Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information
about the Speyside area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please
click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow
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