Macallan 1958/59 The Anniversary Malt

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Macallan
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1958
Bottled Year	1985
Age	25년
Cask Type	Sherry
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	43.0%
Volume	750 ml 750 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit

Sweet

Chocolate

Fruity

Vanilla

Creamy

Honey

Nutty

Spicy

Oaky

Floral

Citrus

Herbal

Peaty

Smoky

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

amber

air Nose

well, it’s one of these old Macallans that reek of Havana cigars – unlit of course. No sweet sherry here and no Christmas cake, we’re rather on old walnuts, vin jaune, manzanilla (and big time!), old leather jacket and then various precious woods and the polishes that come with them. Oh, and there IS a little wood smoke as well. In short, a wonderfully dry and almost leafy nose. After twenty minutes: the dried fruits come out, together with some mocha and motor oil. Same colours anyway ;-)

restaurant Palate

bang, everything comes at the same time, which is quite unusual with these old whiskies. Black raisins, coffee, old cognac (rancio), tobacco, a little tar, blackcurrant liqueur and, should I add of course, the trademark Seville oranges. Some heather honey as well but then it just wouldn’t change. It’s not really full bodied in fact and it’s even a little light by today’s standards, but what a glorious combination!

timer Finish

not extremely long and all in keeping with the arrival, so it just never changes. Or when linearity is stunning. Having said that, it’s rather more on the orangey side in the aftertaste. Maybe more chocolate as well

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