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%

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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.

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