Macduff was founded in 1960 by Glasgow broker Brodie Hepburn in partnership with Marty Dyke and George Crawford. In 1972, the distillery was bought by William Lawson, a subsidiary of Martini Rossi. Staying true to Italy’s taste for young whiskies, two single malts—one a 5 year old, the other an 8 year old—were released under the name Glen Deveron. In 1993, Martini merged with Bacardi, and Macduff became the property of John Dewar & Sons. The Glen Deveron brand was discontinued. Today, the whisky produced at Macduff continues to be used mainly for William Lawson, but The Deveron brand has also been relaunched. Several bottlings are also found among independent bottlers under the name Macduff.

An official bottling of Macduff distilled in 1982 and bottled in the 1990s.