Macallan 1983 Vintage

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Macallan
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1983
Bottled Year	2001
Age	18년
Cask Type	Sherry
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	43.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit

Chocolate

Vanilla

Oaky

Sweet

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Nutty

Floral

Spicy

Citrus

Herbal

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

full gold

air Nose

starts quite beautifully but certainly less obviously sherried than other versions such as many 18yo’s that were distilled earlier. There’s also a faint soapiness but other than that it’s all on old walnuts, wax polish, cooked apricots and old wood. Also a little leather and cigarette tobacco as well as orange marmalade. Something antique, I’d say

restaurant Palate

very fruity and fresher than expected, with, again, no too much sherry influence. Apricot juice, tinned pineapples, mint drops, smoked tea and roasted nuts plus a little milk chocolate. The body is slightly thin but the whole is rather satisfying

timer Finish

medium-long, on caramelised fruits and medium-bodied sweet white wine (Monbazillac and such). Very good Macallan despite the lack of ‘ampleur’, but there were many better batches of the classic 18yo I think. 85 points. Macallan 18 yo 1983/2001 (43%, OB) Also integrally from sherry casks

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