Macallan 18-year-old Triple Cask Matured - Fine Oak
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Triple Cask Matured - Fine Oak |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Triple Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
스페이 강을 굽어보는 이스터 엘키스 저택을 곁에 둔 매캘런은 셰리와 과실로 명성을 쌓은 증류소다. 세 가지 캐스크에서 18년을 보낸 이 파인 오크는 짙은 골드빛을 잔에 담는다. 43도의 향은 마른 무화과와 살구, 졸인 사과와 갖가지 건포도, 플럼 푸딩과 트리클 토피가 겹겹이 쌓인다. 한 모금 넣으면 금귤과 귤, 무화과에 꿀과 메이플, 다소 쌉쌀해지는 초콜릿이 받친다. 여운은 짧지만 후추 친 세비야 오렌지와 정향이 또렷이 깃들어 있다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
once again, it is rather 'old-school Macallan' while we're no longer too worried that the palate might be too light and too unbalanced by the wood since this baby has been bottled at 43% ABV. The difference is enormous between 40 and 43, we all know that. We find the usual dried and fresh figs, the apricots, some dried pears (slices), some high-end apple compote, various raisins, plum pudding, treacle toffee, kumquats and bergamots, some Demerara sugar, caramel and fudge… Nutshell: all is well
restaurant Palate
there's much more happening in this one, the oak doesn't quite get in the way and the fruits in all their forms have plenty of room to express themselves. Kumquats, raisins, tangerines, figs, jujubes, apples, then honey, maple syrup and chocolate, the latter becoming then a little bitter and drying, which comes from the oak I would suppose. No big deal, it's an excellent one. Also a little meatiness ala M**** (another 'M', a.k.a. the beast of Dufftown)
timer Finish
still a little short and dry, but these peppered Seville oranges and these cloves do really work. Hints of honeysuckle