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Macallan
Macallan Edition NO. 1 with Wooden Box (1,500 wordwide)
Whisky from Speyside, Scotland
SKU: 000019-SC06024
Alcohol Volume: 48%
$10,000.00 $9,850.00
Cask
Tasting Note
It may be hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, Macallan was primarily a constituent malt in blends. It was not until the 1980s downturn in the market that the distillery decided to focus on its single malt brand. Fortuitously, this coincided with the crest of a wave of enthusiasm for the high-quality releases that the distillery had licensed to Campbell, Hope & King and Gordon & MacPhail in the 1960s and 1970s. These remain some of the most collectable on the market. While global single malt sales volume is still lead by Speyside neighbours, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, Macallan is easily the most sought after. So much so in fact, that they had to open a brand new distillery in 2018, a subterranean architectural masterpiece within the Easter Elchies estate, boasting 36 copper pot stills.
This is the first release in the Edition series, launched in 2015. Matured in 58% Butts, 23% Hogshead and 19% Puncheon, this liquid has been matured in the following 8 types of cask.
- 1st Fill Tevasa European Butts
- 1st Fill Toneleria Hudo European Butts
- 1st Fill Vasyma American Puncheons
- 1st Fill J & M Martin European Butts
- 1st Fill Gonzalez Byass European Butts
- 1st Fill Tevasa European Puncheons
- 2nd Fill Sherry European Hogsheads
- 2nd Fill Sherry European Butts
This wooden box release was produced by Edrington Taiwan for the Lunar New Year gifting period in 2016.
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Macallan
The Macallan is almost a victim of its own success, with fans complaining about being unable to get their hands on the coveted whisky. But, as The Spirits Business reports, the company has invested in production capacity to keep up with demand. Revolution was in the air in 1926, what with the general strike, but it was business as usual at the sleepy Speyside distillery of The Macallan. Cask no. 263 was just another Sherry butt filled that year and destined to disappear into a bottle of blended Scotch whose price was then capped at 12s/6d (62p). But somehow the cask slipped through the net and slumbered until 1986 when 40 bottles were filled. Today, what was once a humble spirit made from malted barley, water and a little yeast is now smashing records at auction. If the bottle comes with a pop art label by Peter Blake or Valerio Adami, you can expect to pay more than a million bucks – such is the power of The Macallan.
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