The Macallan distillery on Speyside is famous for its curiously small stills. But there’s method to the madness – the size of the stills ensure that the spirit within comes into as much contact with the copper as possible, which creates a richer, full-bodied flavour that has become the signature of Macallan whisky.
There are fourteen of these small stills, which are so famous they’ve appeared on Scottish banknotes over the years! The Macallan distillery is also incredibly selective with its ‘cut’, with just 16% of the final distillation making the grade.
