The Macallan has launched a brief biopic revealing the real-life story of former managing director, Janet Harbinson, who in 1926 crafted essentially the most helpful bottle of wine or spirit ever offered at public sale, The Macallan High-quality & Uncommon 1926.
The eight-minute marketing campaign movie, ‘The Spirit of 1926’ celebrates her quiet heroism and legacy, set in Speyside, Scotland, primarily at The Macallan’s 485-acre Property.
Jaume Ferras, world inventive director for The Macallan and a producer of the movie, stated: “We uncovered Janet Harbinson’s story when researching the background to The Macallan High-quality & Uncommon 1926 and we knew we needed to share it as quickly as we discovered of her position in its distillation and maturation, in addition to the deep affect she had on the long run improvement of the model.”
Harbinson, generally known as ‘Nettie’ is a key determine in The Macallan’s historical past and was dedicated to the local people and following her husband’s dying, she assumed management of the distillery, as was his position, because it was the easiest way to safe The Macallan for its staff and assist the neighborhood.
With out setting out to take action, she crafted The Macallan High-quality & Uncommon 1926, which achieved legendary standing after it fetched £1.5m at Sotheby’s in 2019.
To create the quick movie, which stars British-American actress Emily Mortimer within the position of Nettie, The Macallan collaborated with an array of main inventive expertise.
Mortimer stated: “The story is all about folks discovering their vocation in life. It’s actually about holding onto the reminiscence of somebody that you just actually love.
“Nettie resides within the first half of the twentieth century. She simply enjoys her life then her husband dies. She needed to determine what to do with the enterprise and he or she decides that she’s going to run it.”
The Spirit of 1926 shall be screened in choose cinemas around the globe and is on the market to view right here.
