High on a hill overlooking the River Spey, with magnificent views across to Ben Rinnes, the Macallan Visitor Centre nestles within the glorious Easter Elchies Estate at Craigellachie. Here you can discover the extraordinary lengths we go to, to create our single malt Scotch whisky.

TOURS

Regular Tour
Our Regular Tour takes in the full production process followed by the Warehouse 7 visit, where we tell ‘The Story of Oak’, bringing to life the vital role played by our exceptional oak casks in developing the distinctive character of The Macallan. Then it's back to the Visitor Centre for a dram! Pre-booking required.

Precious Tour
Our Precious Tour is an extended visit of the full production process, Warehouse 7 and ‘The Story of Oak’, ending with a tutored nosing and tasting presentation in the Visitor Centre across a range of Macallan whiskies! Pre-booking required.

Admission
Charges apply to both tour options. For details, times and charges please contact the Visitor Centre. Tel:- +44 (0)1340 872280. Only children older than 8 years old are allowed on the tours and each tour is limited to a maximum of ten people.

The Visitors Centre is open to visitors all year, although opening days and hours do vary and is dependant on the distillery production schedule.

Opening Times:

Easter - September
Monday to Saturday, 9.30am till 4.30pm. The last regular tour is usually at 3.30pm.

October
Monday to Friday, 9.30am till 4.30pm. The last regular tour is usually at 3.30pm.

November - Easter
Monday to Friday, 11.00am till 3.00pm. Tour times on application.

During the summer every year, The Macallan stops production and enters the "Silent Season" when maintenance is carried out in the Distillery. This happens from the end of June until the beginning of August. Unfortunately we cannot take visitors on a Distillery Tour, but we have a limited tour and a visit to warehouse 7, a traditional warehouse followed by a tour of the warehouse upper floor exhibition ‘The story of Oak’ ending with a dram in the Visitor Centre. Silent season dates for 2008: From the 4th to the 30th of July inclusive.

Christmas / New Year 2008 - 2009 Closure
Distillery closed from Friday 19th December 2008 to Monday 5th January 2009. No tours will be permitted during this time. Visitors Centre Shop - closed from Tuesday 23rd December 2008 to Monday 5th January 2009.

Getting There: From the A941, Elgin to Dufftown Road, take the B9102 to Archiestown just north of Craigellachie. The distillery is on your left after a mile.

Parking / Reception: Follow the signs past the farm and through the distillery. Turn left at roundabout into car park beside the Gardener's Cottage. Margaret Gray and her colleagues will greet you like old friends and lead you into a setting of great charm. The Macallan confidence is evident as you tour the distillation of the "Rolls Royce" of malts.

Maximum Group Size: 10

Group Bookings: Small and by appointment only.

Enquiries: Tel: 01340 871471

Photography in Distillery: Yes

Disabled Access: Tour is not easy with quite a few stairs to negotiate. The new Visitors' Center includes a nosing room, allowing disabled vistors to reach the very heart of The Macallan.

Foreign Visitors: Leaflets in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Japanese.

Contact The Macallan Distillery
Easter Elchies, Craigellachie
AB38 9RX Scotland
Tel: +44(0)1340 872 280

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