#MACALLAN WHISKEY ROOM UPDATE#

After lunch, you are led on an in-depth production experience through the distillery, followed by a tutored tasting of exclusive expressions of Macallan whiskies selected from the 'Cave Priveé'. It combines tutored whisky tastings with a 2-course lunch that is paired with fine wines. The Macallan Mastery Experience - This is a luxury experience for the gastronome. Price: £50.00 per person / Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes / Frequency: Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am The Macallan Discovery Experience - A guided tour of the distillery that includes a tutored tasting of some carefully selected Macallan whiskies in the 'Cave Priveé', before a visit to The Macallan Bar for a final whisky experience. Other distillery tour options are available for the whisky connoisseurs and these range from £50 to £250 which is a reflection of the rarity of the Macallan 'expressions' that you will get to taste, The tastings include some 'new spirit' straight from the still as well as 4 samples of different 'expressions' of The Macallan.Īdvance booking is advised and can be done via the Macallan Distillery website. You can check the availability of tour times and make bookings on the Macallan Distillery website. The earliest tour is at 11 am and the latest at 4pm. The '6 Pillars Tour' runs at intervals during the day. So the architects took the right decision to capitalise on the attractive rural setting of the distillery by blending it tastefully into the open farmland above the River Spey. The original distillery buildings were never going to have quite the same picturesque old world charm of a distillery such as nearby Strathisla. Some might find the modernity of the distillery controversial in an industry so steeped in tradition, but it makes sense to us. We've deliberately kept some pictures of the old distillery buildings in the gallery so you can see just how radically different the new distillery buildings are.

The building is a stunning piece of modern architecture that combines functionality with organic shapes and materials. Where there were once large 'sheds' for the mash tuns and still rooms, there are now cleverly landscaped semi-subterranean buildings that blend the distillery into the green fields of the landscape. The Edrington Group, which owns the Macallan distillery, have taken the bold move to revamp the distillery and visitor centre so it is now the most modern and high technology looking distillery in Scotland. Depending on the time of year, the access road to the distillery will be surrounded by fields of Golden Promise Barley. The Macallan is a premium quality whisky, they insist upon the exclusive use of the traditional “Golden Promise” barley, and the maturing of the whisky in specially procured Sherry casks. The distillery is situated just off the B9102 to Archiestown. The Macallan Distillery is signposted from the village of Craigellachie and it is only about 2 miles from the village.

#MACALLAN WHISKEY ROOM UPDATE#

2021 Update - Limited reopening of the Macallan Distillery starting on the 29 May with a limited range of tours and tastings being available at weekends.

Macallan whiskey room