New £140m distillery springs into life

● Culmination of years of planning and state-of-the-art construction work

added. The timber roof structure comprises 380,000 individual components.

Ian Curle, chief executive of Edrington, said: “This is an exciting occasion for Edrington and The Macallan. The unsurpassed quality of The Macallan is in high demand and we face the future confidently with this new distillery.

“It’s an authentic, abiding, ambitious investment that will match consumer expectations for generations to come.

“When the doors open in June, we expect this new Macallan enterprise to deliver significant benefits for the tourism industry, Scotch whisky exports, and the economy.”

Graham Stirk, partner and lead architect, said: “The Macallan estate truly is a special place; a place we have come to love and respect hugely. The vision was always ambitious but this enabled us to challenge our own thinking to create something so dramatic and awe-inspiring.”

Around 60 new jobs are set to be created on the back of the investment. Graham Hutcheon, MD group operations at Edrington, added: “The successful construction of this exciting new distillery and visitor experience has been made possible through hard work, commitment, innovation and collaboration.”