Alec Jacobson

Photographer, Writer

Acorn to Cask for The Macallan

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Location: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Nationality: American

Biography: Alec Jacobson is a photographer and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, who likes to dive deep into slow-moving stories. Drawing on his studies in Anthropology, French and Arabic at Amherst College, he prefers to be the only... MORE

A cask toasting at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cask rings waiting to be used at Vasyma Cooperage.

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

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

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

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

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

Coopers repair casks at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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

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

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

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

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

Casks at The Macallan in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A log on The Macallan estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Buildings at The Macallan distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

Cows on The Macallan Estate in Craigellachie, Scotland.

A bodega owner samples sherry in Jerez, Spain.

The Macallan's old distillery in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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

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 cask toasting at Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez, Spain.

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

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 Coopers repair casks at Vasyma Cooperage in 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.

Thumbnail of Acorn to Cask for The Macallan

Thumbnail of Casks at The Macallan in Craigellachie, Scotland.

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

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.

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 Story

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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