Product description
The Macallan Edition series was introduced in 2015 and highlights “the celebration of the Macallan’s whisky making heritage”.
The fourth part of the series released in the summer of 2018 focuses on the brand’s commitment to wood management and its role in the creation of the Macallan. Seven different types of sherry casks are used in creation of this no-age statement whisky. They are as follows (proper names refer to sherry cooperages): refill European & American oak butts; refill European & American oak hogsheads; first-fill American oak Vasyma hogsheads; first-fill European oak Diego Martin Rosado butts; first-fill European oak Jose y Miguel Martin butts; first-fill European oak Tevasa butts/puncheons; first-fill European oak Tevasa hogsheads.
Nose: rich, prunes, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, candied ginger, vanilla, honey, roasted nuts, maple syrup, hints of leather and sherried oak.
Palate: nutty and pretty spicy, roasted almonds and nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, bitter orange marmalade, prunes, dark chocolate and oak.
Finish: fairly long, extension to the palate, dark chocolate, nutmeg, cinnamon, mixed nuts and almonds and oak.