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A cask toasting at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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A cask toasting at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

An oak tree at The Macallan Estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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An oak tree at The Macallan Estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

A cooper watches barrels toast ...vasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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A cooper watches barrels toast at Tevasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

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A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Oak wood that will be made into...vasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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Oak wood that will be made into cask staves at Tevasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Cask rings waiting to be used at Vasyma Cooperage.

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Cask rings waiting to be used at Vasyma Cooperage.

Partially finished casks are mi...vasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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Partially finished casks are misted with water at Tevasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Coopers work on a different sta...Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

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Coopers work on a different stages of casks at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

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A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Coopers repair casks at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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Coopers repair casks at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

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A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Casks smoke after being toasted...syma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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Casks smoke after being toasted at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

A flamenco dancer and dancing h... sherry bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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A flamenco dancer and dancing horse at Williams and Humbert sherry bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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Casks at The Macallan in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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Casks at The Macallan in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Casks of sherry age at Williams...Humbert bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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Casks of sherry age at Williams and Humbert bodega in Jerez, Spain.

Acorn to Cask for The Macallan

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The shadow of Easter Etches Hou...ery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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The shadow of Easter Etches House at The Macallan distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

A cellar for rare casks at the ...ery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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A cellar for rare casks at the Macallan distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Small bottles of whisky drawn f...ery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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Small bottles of whisky drawn from different casks displayed at The Macallan Distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Robert Mitchell, The Macallan e...ver in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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Robert Mitchell, The Macallan estate's ghillie in the cottage by the Spey River in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Acorn to Cask for The Macallan

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A log on The Macallan estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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A log on The Macallan estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Buildings at The Macallan distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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Buildings at The Macallan distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Cows on The Macallan Estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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Cows on The Macallan Estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

A bodega owner samples sherry in Jerez, Spain.

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A bodega owner samples sherry in Jerez, Spain.

The Macallan's old distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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The Macallan's old distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

A bottle of The Macallan Double...sk in a bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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A bottle of The Macallan Double Cask rests on a sherry cask in a bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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Thumbnail of A cooper watches barrels toast a_evasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of Oak wood that will be made into _evasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of Cask rings waiting to be used at Vasyma Cooperage.

Thumbnail of Partially finished casks are mis_evasa Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of Coopers work on a different stag_ Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of Coopers repair casks at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of A cooper works on a cask at Vasyma Cooperage, Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of Casks smoke after being toasted _asyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of A flamenco dancer and dancing ho_t sherry bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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Thumbnail of Casks at The Macallan in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of Casks of sherry age at Williams _ Humbert bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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Thumbnail of The shadow of Easter Etches Hous_lery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of A cellar for rare casks at the M_lery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of Small bottles of whisky drawn fr_lery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of Robert Mitchell, The Macallan es_iver in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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Thumbnail of A log on The Macallan estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of Buildings at The Macallan distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of Cows on The Macallan Estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of A bodega owner samples sherry in Jerez, Spain.

Thumbnail of The Macallan's old distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Thumbnail of A bottle of The Macallan Double _ask in a bodega in Jerez, Spain.

Public Project

Acorn to Cask for The Macallan

Copyright Alec Jacobson 2024

Date of Work Apr 2018 - Apr 2018

Updated Apr 2019

Location Jerez, Spain

Topics Advertising, Fire, Food, Photography, Photojournalism

I toured cask makers and sherry bodegas in Jerez, Spain, and The Macallan's home in Craigellachie, Scotland to produce a series of images for the brand's social media.

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