Cuvée presentation
A Macduff small batch distilled in 2006 and bottled in 2018. Cadenhead's was founded in Aberdeen in 1842 by George Duncan. William Cadenhead then joined the company and, when George Duncan died in 1858, took over and renamed the business after himself. William’’s nephew Roberth Duthie developed the company in the early 20th century and it remained a family business until 1969. William Cadenhead Ltd was then sold to the Springbank distillery’’s owner J. & A. Mitchell and Co. Hedley G. Wright, a direct descendent of Archibald and John Mitchell, became William Cadenhead Ltd’’s CEO. In the past, Cadenhead had mainly sold its own brands, such as Putachieside, The Hielanman, Seven Stars and Green Label rums. Under Hedley G. Wright, the company began to take more of an interest in single malts. This led to the creation of the legendary collection of dumpy bottles in 1977. This series of single malts stood out for its very gentle filtration, lack of artificial colouring, and relatively high bottling strength for the time (80 proof/45.7% ABV). The labels included lots of information, including the month and year of distillation and bottling, and whether or not sherry casks were used. Also in 1977, the business moved to another address in Aberdeen, and finally to Campbeltown. In the 1980s, Cadenhead sold casks to legendary bottlers such as Samaroli and Corti Brothers through the subsidiary Duthie’’s. Finally, two new whisky ranges were created in 1991 and 1992, the Original Collection bottled at 46% and the Authentic Collection bottled at cask strength. Other special series to mark Cadenhead’’s major anniversaries (150 and 175 years), as well as new ranges launched since (Small Batch, World Whiskies, etc.), have all contributed to the company’’s ongoing history up to the present day. A limited edition of 228 bottles.
The distillery Macduff
Macduff was founded in 1960 by Glasgow broker Brodie Hepburn in partnership with Marty Dyke and George Crawford. In 1972, the distillery was bought by William Lawson, a subsidiary of Martini Rossi. Staying true to Italy’s taste for young whiskies, two single malts—one a 5 year old, the other an 8 year old—were released under the name Glen Deveron. In 1993, Martini merged with Bacardi, and Macduff became the property of John Dewar & Sons. The Glen Deveron brand was discontinued. Today, the whisky produced at Macduff continues to be used mainly for William Lawson, but The Deveron brand has also been relaunched. Several bottlings are also found among independent bottlers under the name Macduff.
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