During the winter, where there is no active farming, the barley harvested is fermented and then distilled into whiskey. Winter is the perfect time for manufacturing whiskey, because during cold water is readily available for the cooling of the stills in the season. Macallan Scotch whiskey can be readily used for drinking and the excess is either stored for the next summer or exported to different places. During the spring, the sowing starts again and the cycle follows.

During the subsequent years, Macallan distillery passed through different owners.  It was named as Elchies distillery, named after a nearby estate,which adopted the company  until 1980. Macallan distillery had a stable business when Roderick Kemp took over the distillery in  1892 and remained  in control until 1994, when a Japanese company  named Suntory and the Highland  Distillers Group took over the ownership. Then in  1999, the Edrington Group, who currently owns the distillery took over.

In 2008, The Macallan  Distillery increased its production capacity by installing a second  production  house and few warehouses  were also made.  Macallan  has been providing the world with  best class products. Today, the Macallan Scotch whiskey is the world’s fifth  most-selling whiskey brand.