Macallan 1978 Vintage
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 1997 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝에 대고 짧게 끊어 맡으면 프랄린과 데메라라 설탕의 단내가 먼저 올라온다. 조금 기다리면 나무 연기와 솔 수액, 허니듀 멜론이 뒤따르며 향이 크지 않아도 촘촘하게 이어진다. 한 모금 머금으면 꿀과 잼의 결이 두껍게 흐르고 백단향과 석류, 핑크 자몽의 새콤함이 사이를 벌린다. 삼키면 나무 향신료 대신 오렌지 잼의 단맛이 앞서 나와 1997년에 병입된 이 빈티지를 산뜻하게 닫는다.
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