In 1958, the Macduff distillery was founded opposite Banff, by Macduff Distillers Ltd, the group included George Crawford, Brodie Hepburn, James Stirret and Morty Dyke. A couple of years later production commenced and, over the course of the 1960s, further stills were installed, bringing the total to four. The Macduff distillery draws its waters from the Gelly Burn; In 1972, William Lawson Distillers acquired the distillery and eight years later they established Macduff as a component of the William Lawson blend, a very popular Scotch whisky. Macduff whisky has a long history as a blending product. Macduff is still bottled as a single malt but sometimes it apperas under the name Glen Deveron.