Macduff distillery
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{{Infobox Scottish Distillery
| Name = Macduff distillery
| Type = Highland
| Image = Macduff Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 1762766.jpg
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| Caption =
| Location = Macduff
| Owner = John Dewar & Sons
(Bacardi)
| Founded = 1960
| Status = Operational
| Source = Local
| Stills = 2 wash stills
3 spirit stills
| Capacity = 2,400,000 litres of alcohol per annum
| Brand 1 = Glen Deveron/Macduff
| Type 1 = Single malt
| Age 1 =
| Cask 1 =
| ABV 1 = 40%
|image=Macduff Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 1762731.jpg}}
Macduff distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Macduff in the Highland whisky producing area of Scotland.
History
The Macduff Distillery Company was founded in 1960 by the Macduff Distillers Ltd.{{Cite web |title=Macduff whisky {{!}} Distilando |url=https://distilando.com/macduff |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=distilando.com |language=en}}
The distillery's official name In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers but official bottlings come mostly under the former.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-18 |title=Macduff |url=https://thewhiskyphiles.com/index/macduff/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=The Whiskyphiles |language=en}}
In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers Ltd. which became part of the Martini & Rossi corporation in 1980.{{Cite web |title=History - Macduff Distillery (Glen Deveron) |url=https://www.diffordsguide.com/producers/223/macduff-distillery/history |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.diffordsguide.com |language=en}}
In 1992, Martini & Rossi were acquired by the Bacardi Corporation. Bacardi put their subsidiary John Dewar & Sons in charge of the Macduff distillery.{{Cite web |title=Bacardi Celebrates 160 Years of Martini |url=https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/778481-bacardi-celebrates-160-years-martini |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.csrwire.com |language=en}}
Macduff was transferred to John Dewar & Sons by the Bacardi Corporation. Dewar & Sons still manage the distillery today, and Macduff is a major component in their blends like William Lawson.
External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.maltmadness.com/whisky/macduff.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140310101016/http://www.maltmadness.com/whisky/macduff.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=10 March 2014 |title=Macduff Distillery information |access-date=2014-03-07}}