Macallan 18-year-old Sherry Oak Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Sherry Oak Cask |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry Oak from Jerez |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 다크 앰버빛이 벽을 타고 진하게 흘러내린다. 코끝에 가져가면 헤레스산 올로로소 셰리에서 온 무화과와 대추야자, 건포도가 모카와 다크초콜릿, 훈제 햄과 함께 밀려온다. 한 모금 머금으면 43도임에도 자두 오드비와 커피처럼 거칠게 포효하며 쌉쌀한 탄닌이 혀를 조인다. 삼킨 뒤에는 말린 자두와 초콜릿, 마멀레이드와 생강이 뒤섞여 맥캘란 18년다운 셰리의 무게가 오래 깃든다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark amber
air Nose
sherry galore, and that would rather be figs, dates, Corinthian raisins, mocha, and dark chocolate, then smoked ham and touches of flints, plus a little coal smoke. No, quite a lot of coal smoke. There’s some old Macallan in there for sure, the smoke gives that away. Tends to become more and more armagnacky (!), with even more raisins but also prunes
restaurant Palate
it still roars, and it’s definitely not a smooth, lazily rounded Macallan. I’d even say it’s a little rough around the edges, with some plum eau-de-vie in coffee, as well as a gritty, slightly drying tannicity. Like in 80%-chocolate. I’m not quite in awe, some sides remind me of the old 10 yo circa the same years. Something feels ‘young’, but it’s very good sherried whisky, no doubt about that
timer Finish
I like the finish better, it’s very prune-y and chocolaty. Marmalade and ginger in the aftertaste