Macduff distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky

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in Macduff in the

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whisky producing area of

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History

The Macduff Distillery Company was founded in 1960 by the Macduff Distillers Ltd. The distillery's official name In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers but official bottlings come mostly under the former. In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers Ltd. which became part of the

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corporation in 1980. In 1992, Martini & Rossi were acquired by the Bacardi Corporation. Bacardi put their subsidiary John Dewar & Sons in charge of the Macduff distillery. Macduff was transferred to

John Dewar & Sons John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. is a Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky. It is a subsidiary of Bacardi. History John Dewar was born in 1825 in the town of Ochterarder, Scotland. He began his career in the whisky trade in the early 1840s. ...

by the Bacardi Corporation. Dewar & Sons still manage the distillery today, and Macduff is a major component in their blends like William Lawson.

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