With the introduction of the first commercial airlines, adventure awaited those ‘jet set’ few who boarded the almost magical, great silver flying machines - in anticipation of international destinations they had only ever dreamed of. An exotic experience heady with glamour, style and romance. While the lucky few took to the skies, high above the River Spey, the Macallan distillery in the 1930s still employed three horses for ‘general duties’. The early years of the decade were tough for all distillers, largely due to the Great Depression and Prohibition in the US. But whilst output was modest, the noted quality of The Macallan was maintained.