Macallan
Nestled above the River Spey, where farmers had been making whisky for centuries using the surplus barley during the quieter winter months,
the Macallan distillery was one of the first distillers in Scotland to be legally licensed. Since then, they have built a reputation as one the world’s leading single malt whiskies. Alexander Reid, a barley farmer and schoolteacher, founded the Macallan distillery in 1824. The original name for the area was “Maghellan”, taken from the Gaelic word “magh” meaning fertile ground and “Ellan” from the monk St. Fillan – who held a close association with the church that stood on the grounds of the estate until 1400.
