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Macduff distillery

Region: Highland
Location	Macduff
Owner	Bacardi
Founded	1960
Status	Operational
Water source	Local
No. of stills	2 wash stills 3 spirit stills
Capacity	2,400,000 litres of alcohol per annum
Glen Deveron/Macduff
Type	Single malt
ABV	40%

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.^[1]

The distillery's official name In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers but official bottlings come mostly under the former.^[2]

In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers Ltd. which became part of the Martini & Rossi corporation in 1980.^[3]

In 1992, Martini & Rossi were acquired by the Bacardi Corporation. Bacardi put their subsidiary John Dewar & Sons in charge of the Macduff distillery.^[4]

Macduff was transferred to John Dewar & Sons by the Bacardi Corporation. Bacardi. Dewar & Sons still manage the distillery today, and Macduff is a major component in their blends like William Lawson.^[1]

External links

• "Macduff Distillery information". Retrieved 7 March 2014.

References