Macallan 1938 The Malt
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1938 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝에 가져가면 프랄린과 갓 구운 타르트 타탱 같은 단내가 먼저 올라온다. 잔을 돌리면 데메라라 설탕과 나무 연기, 오렌지 껍질, 땅콩버터가 차례로 스치며 조곤조곤 이야기를 이어간다. 한 모금 머금으면 잼처럼 두꺼운 단맛 위로 꿀을 듬뿍 넣은 진저브레드와 백단향이 얹히고 크랜베리의 새콤함이 끼어든다. 삼키면 오렌지 잼의 결이 끝까지 밀고 나가 1938년 빈티지의 여유를 보여준다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold, so probably older and/or with more sherry, as all are untainted with caramel
air Nose
remember we found a lot of praline in the Amber? Well, this one has even more praline and smells a bit like a tarte tatin fresh from the oven. There’s also some Demerara sugar, more wood smoke than coal smoke this time, orange skin, many dried fruits (and nuts), a little pine sap and honeydew, touches of peanut butter, then more oranges… All that isn’t big, it’s rather a whispering malt but it tells you long and entertaining stories. I have to say it’s a great surprise that does not smell ‘un-old’ at all
restaurant Palate
it is quite spicy as well but it’s not just that, the base is very solid, rich, jammy, honeyed, raisiny… There’s some gingerbread (with a lot of honey!), then a feeling of sandalwood, funny touches of cranberry and pomegranate, a little pink grapefruit and then more wood spices, but never as many as in the Amber
timer Finish
quite long and instead of becoming too spicy or drying, it’s the orangey and jammy side that takes control. Excellent