Macallan 1986 Vintage
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Vintage |
| Vintage | 1986 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep gold
air Nose
fresh and yes, sherried, but the sherry seems to be quite lighter than in the earlier versions – the ones from the nineties, at least. Fresh and flowery. Caramel, pollen, plum jam, cream. Quite nice! The fact that it got somewhat fresher than the old, boldly sherried 12 yo isn’t obligatorily bad news to my ears. Melon sherbet, apple wine, apricot syrup. And, most interestingly, no winey notes, no woody notes. Ha-ha!
restaurant Palate
sweet attack, on caramel, tannins and flower syrup. A little weak because of the ABV, but it’s still quite solid. Orange, oriental pastry (orange flower water). Gets a little sweetish and fragmented – perhaps because of the 40% vol again. Medium finish, on sugared water and orange peel. Nice, but I’d really like to taste this one at 43 or 46%. Let’s have just a go at an old 12 yo 43% now… The noses aren’t that different, in fact, but the palates are so different! The old one is much more sherried, bolder and punchier, and to be honest, simply better, even if perhaps a little rougher indeed. 80 points for the new one. (My score for that old one – probably bottled around 1998: 84 points). Macallan 18 yo 'sherry' 1986 and earlier (43%, OB, 2004 )
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