Experience a flavour of Christmas at Macallan Distillery
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The Macallan Distillery Experience in Craigellachie is worth a visit any time of the year for its award-winning whisky and architecturally renowned building.
But now is a particularly good time to go because it has been transformed into an elegant festive destination, offering a bespoke festive menu, specially curated cocktails and exclusive gifts in its on-site boutique.
The Elchies Brasserie has introduced a special festive menu created by chefs at The Macallan Estate.
Featuring the finest Scottish produce, it draws inspiration from The Macallan’s Speyside location and abundant natural larder to offer dishes including locally sourced chicken and black pudding mousse cigar, caramelised apple, plum and watercress salad and Speyside venison sausage ‘pigs in blankets,’ served with wholegrain mustard mash and onion jus.
A range of new festive cocktails that draw on The Macallan’s history and heritage are also available in The Macallan Bar, where guests can relax and sample some of the finest whiskies in a remarkable setting, with panoramic views of the surrounding hills of Speyside.
The festive cocktails on offer include The Clootie, which celebrates Scotland’s famous clootie dumpling, a steamed pudding traditionally enjoyed at Christmas.
Featuring The Macallan Lumina, a cinnamon, star anise and juniper berry syrup, orange and Angostura bitters and plum, this sumptuous serve is an old fashioned styled cocktail reminiscent of Christmas spice and based on a recipe which first appeared in 1747.
In addition to festive food and drink, visitors can also enjoy the ultimate whisky shopping experience at The Macallan Boutique, where a towering 15ft Christmas tree takes centre stage.
Among the select gifts only available in the Distillery Experience Boutique is The Macallan Hamper. Presenting the finest produce sourced from local artisan suppliers, The Macallan Hamper is a limited-edition product and subject to availability.
A selection of limited-edition whiskies, special prints and glassware will also be on sale, while the Boutique offers many other exclusive gifts such as chocolate from the Roca brothers.
The Distillery Experience Boutique is the only stockist of the chocolate outside of Spain, thanks to a long-standing partnership between the iconic chefs behind El Celler de Can Roca, one of the world’s top restaurants, and The Macallan.
Stuart Cassells, general manager at The Macallan Estate, said: “We hope to attract visitors old and new and look forward to providing a warm welcome to The Macallan Estate this festive season.”
For more information, visit www.themacallan.com
