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 1960. First filling of Macduff new make took place on 30 June 1960. A date commonly found in books and websites is 1962. People having participated to the birth of the distillery pretend this is wrong... So I believe the staff more than the literature...
It has been sold in 1964 to a private wine merchant who then sold it to Maritni and Rossi in 1972. Martini and Rossi was subsequently purchased by Bacardi in 1990.
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 wahsbacks (corton steel), and it was also the first one to use steam to heat
the stills. The stills are heated by steam coils but originally the whole pot was lagged up to the bottom of the still neck. The lagging above the floor was removed during the restoration in 1990.
Further, Macduff is one of the few distilleries which have fitted after coolers to the horizontal condensers in order to optimise cooling.
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 |
Glen Deveron 10 years |
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol percentage |
40,0 % |
Bottler |
Official |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Coopers Choice 1990 |
Collection |
Coopers Choice |
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol percentage |
43,0 % |
Bottler |
The Vintage Malt Whisky company |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Taste Still 1969 |
Collection |
Taste Still Selection |
Age |
36 years |
Alcohol percentage |
54,4 % |
Bottler |
Taste Still |
Cask number |
single cask 3682 |
Dates |
Distil: 1969 Bottling: 02-2006 |
Bottle |
192 btls |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Scott's Selection 1978 |
Collection |
Natural Cask Strength |
Age |
No age statement |
Alcohol percentage |
57,1 % |
Bottler |
Scott's Selection |
Dates |
Distil: 1978 Bottling: 2001 |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
links & average quote |
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Colour: Old gold |
Macduff |
1980, Bourbon hogshead |
Age |
30 years |
Alcohol percentage |
54,1 % |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
Cask |
Bourbon Hogshead |
Cask number |
single cask 6107 |
Dates |
Distil: 6/10/1980 Bottling: 03/2011 |
Bottle |
151 of 175 btls |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Old Train Line 38 years |
Collection |
Old Train Line |
Age |
38 years |
Alcohol percentage |
50,8 % |
Bottler |
Jack Wieber |
Cask number |
single cask 619 |
Dates |
Distil: 06-1967 Bottling: 06-2005 |
Bottle |
204 btls |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Golden Cask 1984 |
Collection |
Golden Cask |
Age |
23 years |
Alcohol percentage |
55,0 % |
Bottler |
John McDougall |
Cask number |
single cask 6481 |
Dates |
Distil: 1984 |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Glen Deveron 15 years (bottled 1992) |
Age |
15 years |
Alcohol percentage |
40,4 % |
Bottler |
Official |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
15 years |
Collection |
Whisky Galore |
Age |
No age statement |
Alcohol percentage |
% |
Bottler |
Duncan Taylor |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
Glen Deveron 12 yo. "Importato da Martini & Rossi" |
Age |
12 years |
Alcohol percentage |
40 % |
Bottler |
Official |
Particularity |
(bottling round 1980) |
links & average quote |
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Macduff |
L'esprit Cask Strength |
Collection |
A.D. Rattray for Whisky & Rhum |
Age |
9 years |
Alcohol percentage |
61,1 % |
Bottler |
Dewar Rattray |
Cask |
First fill sherry |
Cask number |
single cask 5778 |
Dates |
Distil: 15/11/2000 Bottling: 19/10/2010 |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
links & average quote |
Macduff |
23 years |
Collection |
The Maltman |
Age |
23 years |
Alcohol percentage |
43 % |
Bottler |
Meadowside |
links & average quote |
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| Savoureur | Appearance: Yellow gold |
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| Roblanza | Color: Dark straw. |
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| Amor57 | The nose is wooded with herbs and a nice marine character. Then a clear vanilla flavored character is expressed with yellow fruit and sugar. Very pleasant and seductive. On the palate the attack is receding on wood, tannins and fruit green (unripe). These fruits ripen in the mouth to give a smooth red fruit very pleasant. This transformation is done on a dried fruit canvas, licorice and fresh Paris mushrooms. The final, a good length, is essentially dried fruits expressing bitterness balanced by some clear and precise plum and vanilla. |
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| mapi | Nose: fresh vanilla and caramel. These flavors fade quickly and reveal beautiful notes of bergamot. |
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| Mars | Nose: Apple, orchard flowers, menthol. Oily and waxy. Highly melted. With a little water appear notes of lime, more menthol, more oily and waxy. More pleasant to drink. |
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| TTN | Nose: Very fragrant, flowers (rose and violet) and ripe fruit, including peach and apricot. To this is added a little vanilla. At this stage, we could already now bet on a classic Speyside. |
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| Alexandre | The nose opens with aromas of apple, honey and vanilla. It's fresh and tangy. There are also some traces of farm and plants. The freshness remains one of the main features of the nose, later evolving into the pastry cream with a beautiful highlighted honey. Good ventilation makes it warmer, more woody. A beautiful mixture of honey and fruit. |
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| Arno | Nose: cooked apples, Calva and a salted touch. A blend of floral lavender and potpourri scent that reminds me the soap (not great ..). Lacquered wood, precious wood and rosewood. A bit of licorice. Cereal base note. Despite the soap, rather elegant. |
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| PatGVA | N: chard apple lemon ginger anise licorice |
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| Canis Lupus | Colour: Straw yellow, white wine. |
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| Piazzolla | Nose: First round and fruity (peach-apricot syrup) with a surprising edge vinegar. More on honey later. |
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| Jbrice | Nose: exotic fruits (lychee), citrus, a little camphor and chlorophyll. |
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| Corbuso | Colour: Gold-old gold. |
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| Sebou007 | Colour : Gold |
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| jmputz | Colour: Old gold |
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| Jean-Michel | Color: Medium gold. |
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| Alouis | Colour: straw yellow |
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| Blackmalt | Very fruity nose in the first approach with sweet yellow fruit. No..., cider apples. Pleasant nose. Very sweet with a texture, close to waxy aroma and a hint of liquorice with the aeration. Moreover, with the latter, it becomes a bit fresher than in the first nose. The smell of coffee are present with a little alcohol and a veil of cereals. |
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| Dagde | Colour: Golden. |
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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