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

Dried Fruit

Chocolate

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Spicy

Creamy

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Herbal

Maritime

Smoky

Peaty

Tasting 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

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