Macallan 1972
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 1990 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 천천히 돌리면 셰리 우드가 입힌 깊은 호박빛이 잔 안에서 묵직하게 일렁인다. 코를 가까이 하면 매캘런다운 건포도와 오렌지 껍질, 오래된 가죽의 향이 우아하게 피어오른다. 한 모금 머금으면 1972년 빈티지가 보여주는 건자두와 다크초콜릿이 43도의 순한 질감으로 혀를 감싼다. 삼킨 자리에는 정향과 잘 익은 오크의 여운이 길게 이어진다.
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