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Macduff Whisky

Macduff was built in 1960 at the mouth of the River Deveron and stands out for its unusual pentagon-shaped still house - an architectural quirk no other Scotch whisky can match. The whisky is often sold under the name Glen Deveron to avoid confusion with the town of Macduff itself. Now owned by Bacardi via John Dewar & Sons, it remains a solid, if understated, part of the Highland landscape.

  • Deveronside Maggies Collection Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky with mermaid label
    Item no.: 059763-615-686

    A mermaid swims across the label. That is no accident. The bottle was drawn for Denmark, and The Highlander Inn in Craigellachie let Hans Christian Andersen have the final word on how a Danish exclusive should look.

    The expert description

    Deveronside 2007/2023 Maggies Collection 16 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from MacDuff, matured in a hogshead and bottled at 49.8%.

    MacDuff stands near Banff on the north coast, where the river Deveron meets the Moray Firth. The distillery started in 1962, and the name Deveronside appears whenever independent bottlers release MacDuff casks under something other than the distillery name. This cask, number 800219, was filled in 2007 and bottled in 2023 after sixteen years in a single hogshead. It gave 224 bottles.

    Maggies Collection is The Highlander Inn’s own series, named after Maggie Riegler, a local artist from Craigellachie. She drew the labels for the inn’s bottlings until 2012 and died in 2018, but her hand still marks the range. This release is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Dried apricot and orange marmalade, honey on warm bread, and behind it a faint waxy note like old furniture polish.

    Palate

    Powerful without being harsh. Malt and pale caramel first, then baked apple, cinnamon and a nutty middle drawn out of the active hogshead.

    Finish

    Long and dry with pepper, orange peel and a last touch of salted caramel.

    Specifications

    Name: Deveronside 2007/2023 Maggies Collection 16 Years Old
    Distillery: MacDuff
    Bottler: The Highlander Inn
    Region/Country: Highland Scotland
    Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
    Age: 16 years
    ABV: 49.8%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask type: Hogshead
    Non-chill filtered: Yes
    Natural colour: Yes
    Distilled: 2007
    Bottled: 2023
    Number of bottles: 224
    Edition: Maggies Collection

    Flavour profile

    Fruity · Malty · Spiced · Waxy · Single Cask

    Investment potential

    Medium. One cask, 224 bottles and a release made solely for the Danish market is a combination that has historically made bottles hard to find again. The series also carries a settled collector following around The Highlander Inn.

    Did you know?

    The Highlander Inn is a pub with rooms in the middle of Craigellachie, and more than five hundred different whiskies stand behind the bar. It has been run by Tatsuya Minagawa from Japan since 2011. A Scottish village inn with a Japanese landlord is not the obvious arrangement, but it works.

    See our full range of MacDuff

    • 1pcs.
      241,25EUR
  • Glen Deveron 12 years old Macduff Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky old bottling
    Item no.: 505956-807534-733

    This bottle was filled while single malt was still something few people outside Scotland had heard of. The label, the cork and the 75 cl belong to another era, and that is the whole reason it is interesting now.

    Please note: this is an old bottling from the 1970s in a 75 cl bottle.

    The expert description

    Glen Deveron 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from MacDuff, bottled at 40% in a 75 cl bottle.

    MacDuff stands near Banff on the north coast where the river Deveron meets the Moray Firth, and the distillery was built in 1962. Glen Deveron was for decades the name on the official house single malt, while the MacDuff name was left to the independent bottlers. The range has since been replaced by The Deveron, which makes any Glen Deveron bottle a closed chapter.

    This one dates from the 1970s and holds 75 cl, the standard European format before 70 cl came in during the 1990s. The bottle size alone dates it, and for a collector that is part of the point.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    Old fashioned and restrained. Wax, dried apple and malt, with a dusty note like the inside of an old cupboard.

    Palate

    Soft and malty with pale caramel and nut, and the oily texture the spirit of that era so often had.

    Finish

    Medium, dry and mineral with a final sweetness of honey.

    Specifications

    Name: Glen Deveron 12 Years Old
    Distillery: MacDuff
    Region/Country: Highland Scotland
    Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
    Age: 12 years
    ABV: 40%
    Size: 75 CL
    Edition: Old bottling from the 1970s
    EAN no.: 5010752000802

    Flavour profile

    Malty · Waxy · Soft · Mineral · Mature

    Investment potential

    Medium. An official bottling from the 1970s under a brand name that no longer exists cannot by definition be recreated. Old bottles from this period also carry a different production reality behind them, and that is exactly what collectors of vintage bottlings are after.

    Did you know?

    The 75 cl format was the European standard until the 1990s, when 70 cl became the common measure across the EU. Bottle size is therefore one of the quickest ways to date an old European whisky bottle, long before you start reading the label.

    See our full range of Glen Deveron
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    • 1pcs.
      120,00EUR
  • Macduff Mossburn Highland bottle
    Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280232

    In Highland, some distilleries never shout about themselves — they let the whisky speak. Macduff is one of them.

    Expert's description

    MacDuff 2007/2021 Mossburn 14 år Single Highland Malt Whisky 56,4% is a Highland Single Malt Whisky, matured in ruby port hogshead and bottled at 56,4%.

    The whisky is distilled at Macduff and independently selected and bottled by Mossburn as part of the Release nr. 29 series.

    It was distilled 2007 and bottled 2021, giving it 14 years.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    The nose opens with malt, a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit and dark berries.

    Palate

    The taste unfolds with a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit, port sweetness and dark berries.

    Finish

    It finishes long and spicy, with spice and malt.

    Specifications

    Name: MacDuff 2007/2021 Mossburn 14 år Single Highland Malt Whisky 56,4%
    Distillery: Macduff
    Bottler: Mossburn
    Region/Country: Highland
    Type: Highland Single Malt Whisky
    Age: 14 years
    ABV: 56,4%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask type: Ruby Port Hogshead (#05.1107.29)
    Non-chill filtered: Yes
    Natural colour: Yes
    Distilled: 2007
    Bottled: 2021
    Edition: Release nr. 29
    EAN no.: 5060033847312

    Flavour profile

    Fruity · Dark · Spicy

    Did you know?

    Macduff is known for its unusual stills, some fitted with as many as five lyne arms, a rare design in Scotch whisky production.

    See our full range of Macduff

    • 1pcs.
      107,00EUR
  • Macduff Adelphi Selection Highland bottle
    Item no.: 22111-7111

    In the shadow of the famous names, Macduff quietly does its work — consistent, without fanfare.

    Expert's description

    Macduff 2007/2024 Adelphi Selection FC Whisky Cask 16 år Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 57,3% is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in refill sherry hogshead and bottled at 57,3%.

    The whisky is distilled at Macduff and independently selected and bottled by Adelphi Selection as part of the Adelphi Selection – eksklusivt for FC Whisky series.

    It was distilled 2007 and bottled 2024, giving it 16 years.

    Only 237 bottles were released from this batch, making it an exclusive release for collectors.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    On the nose you meet grain, malt and dried fig.

    Palate

    The palate delivers malt, dried fig and dark chocolate.

    Finish

    The aftertaste is short but concentrated, with sherry toffee and malt.

    Specifications

    Name: Macduff 2007/2024 Adelphi Selection FC Whisky Cask 16 år Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 57,3%
    Distillery: Macduff
    Bottler: Adelphi Selection
    Region/Country: Highland
    Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
    Age: 16 years
    ABV: 57,3%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask type: Refill Sherry Hogshead (#11300)
    Non-chill filtered: Yes
    Natural colour: Yes
    Distilled: 2007
    Bottled: 2024
    Number of bottles: 237
    Edition: Adelphi Selection – eksklusivt for FC Whisky
    EAN no.: 5060383653939

    Flavour profile

    Sherry-matured · Rounded · Spicy

    Investment potential

    Medium. Only 237 bottles at full cask strength of 57.3% make this Adelphi Macduff, hand-picked exclusively for the Danish market, a sought-after bottle.

    Did you know?

    Macduff is known for its unusual stills, some fitted with as many as five lyne arms, a rare design in Scotch whisky production.

    See our full range of Macduff

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    • 1pcs.
      120,00EUR
  • Macduff Signatory Vintage Highland bottle
    Item no.: 059763-615-939

    In Highland, some distilleries never shout about themselves — they let the whisky speak. Macduff is one of them.

    Expert's description

    Macduff 2007/2024 Signatory Vintage 16 år Exceptional Cask 100 Proof Edition #3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57,1% is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in 1st fill oloroso sherry butts and bottled at 57,1%.

    The whisky is distilled at Macduff and independently selected and bottled by Signatory Vintage as part of the Exceptional Cask 100 Proof Edition #3 series.

    It was distilled 2007 and bottled 22. marts 2024, giving it 16 years.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    On the nose you meet grain, a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit and stewed plums.

    Palate

    The palate delivers a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit, raisins and dried fig.

    Finish

    The finish is long and warm, with dried fig and a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit.

    Specifications

    Name: Macduff 2007/2024 Signatory Vintage 16 år Exceptional Cask 100 Proof Edition #3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57,1%
    Distillery: Macduff
    Bottler: Signatory Vintage
    Region/Country: Highland
    Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
    Age: 16 years
    ABV: 57,1%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask type: 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts
    Non-chill filtered: Yes
    Natural colour: Yes
    Distilled: 2007
    Bottled: 22. marts 2024
    Edition: Exceptional Cask 100 Proof Edition #3
    EAN no.: 5021944125593

    Flavour profile

    Sherry-matured · Rounded · Spicy

    Did you know?

    Macduff is known for its unusual stills, some fitted with as many as five lyne arms, a rare design in Scotch whisky production.

    See our full range of Macduff

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    • 1pcs.
      107,00EUR
  • Macduff The First Editions Highland bottle
    Item no.: 059763-615-65669

    There is a calm to Macduff that only truly reveals itself once you give it time in the glass.

    Expert's description

    Macduff 2009 The First Edition 14 år Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58,4% is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in oloroso butt and bottled at 58,4%.

    The whisky is distilled at Macduff and independently selected and bottled by The First Editions as part of the The First Editions series.

    It was distilled 2009.

    Tasting notes

    Nose

    The nose opens with grain, a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit and stewed plums.

    Palate

    On the tongue you find a fleeting sulphur note that clears to fruit, dried fig and walnut.

    Finish

    The finish is short but concentrated, with stewed plums and malt.

    Specifications

    Name: Macduff 2009 The First Edition 14 år Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58,4%
    Distillery: Macduff
    Bottler: The First Editions
    Region/Country: Highland
    Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
    Age: 14 years
    ABV: 58,4%
    Size: 70 CL
    Cask type: Oloroso Butt
    Non-chill filtered: Yes
    Natural colour: Yes
    Distilled: 2009
    Edition: The First Editions

    Flavour profile

    Sherry-matured · Rounded · Spicy

    Did you know?

    Macduff is known for its unusual stills, some fitted with as many as five lyne arms, a rare design in Scotch whisky production.

    See our full range of Macduff

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    • 1pcs.
      154,00EUR
   

About Macduff Whisky

Macduff is a Highland distillery from 1960, known for its unusual pentagon-shaped still house and its alternative name Glen Deveron. For a newcomer, it's a full-bodied, malty, robust style; for the connoisseur, Macduff is interesting because its architectural originality contrasts with a surprisingly low public profile - most of its output disappears into Dewar's blends, making the rare single malt releases an overlooked bargain.

History & Background

The distillery was founded in 1960 in the town of Macduff on the Highlands' northeastern coast and is today owned by the Bacardi group through John Dewar & Sons.

Production & Style

The whisky is distilled using an unusual method with multiple condensers, which has historically made the distillery's production process notable among Highland distilleries.

Signature Style

Rich, Nutty, Robust
The flavor offers a rich, nutty character with a robust, muscular profile.

Facts

DistilleryMacduff
Founded1960
PronouncedMac-DUFF
RegionHighlands
CountryScotland
OwnerBacardi (John Dewar & Sons)
Capacity~3.4 million litres/year
Water sourceRiver Deveron
PeatUnpeated

Did You Know?

Macduff's single malt is often sold under the name "Glen Deveron," while the Macduff name is primarily used for whisky destined for blends.

Like Macduff Whisky? You should also try:

GlenAllachie Whisky, Aultmore Whisky and Glentauchers Whisky