Macallan 18-year-old Fine Oak
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Fine Oak |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon and Sherry Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml 700 ml |
| Label | small blue border around the label |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
small blue border around the label
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코 아래로 가져가면 버번과 셰리 캐스크가 섞인 이 매캘란에서 케이크와 캐러멜의 달큰한 향이 먼저 피어오른다. 잔을 흔들어 다시 맡으면 재스민과 제비꽃을 닮은 꽃 향과 말린 무화과가 우아하게 겹친다. 43도를 한 모금 머금으면 부드러운 단맛 뒤로 오크의 후추와 계피가 살짝 거칠게 올라온다. 뒤이어 마멀레이드의 산미와 옅은 커피가 균형을 잡는다. 혀 위에서 잠시 머금고 있으면 말린 과일의 단맛이 번진다. 삼키면 18년이 남긴 풀내음과 후추의 여운이 목 안쪽에 오래 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
this is why we weren’t liking it too much, it’s pretty un-Macallan despite these nice fudge-y/smoke-y touches. A lot of cakes for sure, Jaffas, burnt kougelhopf, caramel, black nougat… Gets then much more floral, which is rather Macallan indeed this time, with some jasmine and even violets, as well as some dried fruits, mainly figs. Improves with oxygen, I would say – less a shock than when it came out. In other words, we got used to these styles of Macallan since the early 2000s
restaurant Palate
well, after an okay arrival it tends to get a little rough, without much of that trademark silkiness from times gone by, fewer dried fruits, and rather some gritty oakiness, pepper, cinnamon… A little burnt caramel and coffee, and lastly, touches of marmalade that really save it (and us). Good body at 43%, though
timer Finish
medium, grassy and peppery, rough