Macallan Whisky
Macallan Single Malt Skotsk WhiskyPå denne side finder i vores store udvlag af Macallan single malt whiskyer. Macallan er verdensberømt for sin særlige smag og optræder ofte i både film og ikke mindst tv-serier i hele verden. Macallan whisky kommer fra byen Craigellachie i Moray i det nordligste Skotlands Speyside region og netop derfor kommer Macallan også med en helt særlig smag af eg som netop er kendetegnet for whiskyer fra Speyside. Duften af lyng og en lang række andre blomsteraromaer, som fx bregner, roser, passionsblomst, påskeliljer, tulipaner, geranium, jasmin og eukalyptus, er karakteristiske for Højlandets og Speysides maltwhiskyer. Det er blandt andet på grund af dens helt særlige smag at netop Macallan i dag er et af de mest populære whiskyer blandt samlere. Netop derfor har vi samlet et unikt udvalg af Macallan whisky til jer, så I kan finde lige præcis den flaske Macallan der passer til jeres samling og ikke mindst til netop jeres gane.Owner: Region/district: Edrington Group Speyside Founded: Status: Capacity: 1824 Active (vc) 8 750 000 litres Address: Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Morayshire AB38 9RX Tel: website: 01340 871471 www.themacallan.com History: 1824 – The distillery is licensed to Alexander Reid under the name Elchies Distillery. 1847 – Alexander Reid passes away and James Shearer Priest and James Davidson take over. 1868 – James Stuart takes over the licence. He founds Glen Spey distillery a decade later. 1886 – James Stuart buys the distillery. 1892 – Stuart sells the distillery to Roderick Kemp from Elgin. Kemp expands the distillery and names it Macallan-Glenlivet. 1909 – Roderick Kemp passes away and the Roderick Kemp Trust is established to secure the family’s future ownership. 1965 – The number of stills is increased from six to twelve. 1966 – The trust is reformed as a private limited company. 1968 – The company is introduced on the London Stock Exchange. 1974 – The number of stills is increased to 18. 1975 – Another three stills are added, now making the total 21. 1979 – Allan Schiach, descendant of Roderick Kemp, becomes the new chairman of the board after Peter Schiach. 1984 – The first official 18 year old single malt is launched. 1986 – Japanese Suntory buys 25% of Macallan-Glenlivet plc stocks. 1996 – Highland Distilleries buys the remaining stocks and terminate the Kemp family’s influence on Macallan. 1874 Replica is launched. 1999 – Edrington and William Grant & Sons buys Highland Distilleries (where Edrington, Suntory and Remy-Cointreau already are shareholders) for £601 million. They form the 1887 Company which owns Highland Distilleries with 70% held by Edrington and 30% by William Grant & Sons (excepting the 25% share held by Suntory). 2001 – A new visitor centre is opened. 2002 – Elegancia replaces 12 year old in the duty-free range. 1841 Replica, Exceptional II and Exceptional III, from 1980, are also launched. 2003 – 1876 Replica and Exceptional IV, single cask from 1990 are released. 2004 – Exceptional V, single cask from 1989 is released as well as Exceptional VI, single cask from 1990. The Fine Oak series is launched. 2005 – New expressions are Macallan Woodland Estate, Winter Edition and the 50 year old. 2006 – Fine Oak 17 years old and Vintage 1975 are launched. 2007 – 1851 Inspiration and Whisky Maker´s Selection are released as a part of the Travel Retail range. 12 year old Gran Reserva is launched in Taiwan and Japan. 2008 – Estate Oak and 55 year old Lalique are released. 2009 – Capacity increased by another six stills. The Macallan 1824 Collection, a range of four duty free expressions, is launched. A 57 year old Lalique bottling is released. 2010 – Oscuro is released for Duty Free. 2011 – Macallan MMIX is released for duty free. Ovennævnte tekst er fra Malt Whisky Year Book. Tak til Ingvar Ronde, forfatter til Malt Whisky Year Book 2012 - Køb den fulde udgave her for 149,- kr.  |
