Macallan 15 Years Old Fine Oak

Brand/Distillery : Macallan
Age : 15 Year Old, Fine Oak
ABV : 43%
Region : Speyside
Retail Price inc VAT : £ 41.00
(Recommended Retail Price £ 44.99 you save £ 3.99)

Macallan Distillery Notes :

For centuries, farmers in the area of Easter Elchies House have been distilling whisky in the winter from barley they have grown on their own land.
After 1814, travellers would have crossed the river Spey via the famous bridge, designed by the great Thomas Telford, downstream from The Macallan.
Macallan is obsessed with a passion for quality, which was established from the start by the founder of the distillery, Alexander Reid. In 1824, Reid, a local farmer, acquired a licence to distil whisky legally at Easter Elchies and The Macallan was born.

Throughout the nineteenth century, the owners of The Macallan were all local people, with a deep attachment to the countryside, to the produce of these lands and to the people living there. Almost 70 years after the distillery was first In the years following 1892, he set about establishing the Macallan's reputation for outstanding quality across a wider market. As a result, throughout the first half of the twentieth century, The Macallan witnessed increasing sales and a major expansion of the distillery took place between 1951 and 1963.
In 1999, The Edrington Group, which for many years had close ties with The Macallan, bought a major stock holding in the business.
The new millennium has witnessed great success for The Macallan. In 2002, The Macallan Fine & Rare collection was launched, winning accolades and praise from experts and connoisseurs alike. In 2004, The Macallan received its sixth Queen's Award for Enterprise and launched The Macallan Fine Oak to worldwide critical acclaim. In 2005, a single bottle of The Macallan Fine & Rare 1926 achieved the world record price of £36,000 at auction. In 2006, The Macallan has launched a 'Mastery of Spirit & Crystal' with The Macallan 50 Years Old in Lalique and completed the final stage of Easter Elchies House refurbishment with on-site accommodation and opened the 'Story of Wood' at The Macallan Distillery in Warehouse 7.
In short the Macallan Boasts a Masterfull range of fantastic whiskies.