Macallan 1989 DR Individual Cask Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | A.D. Rattray (DR) |
| Bottling Series | Individual Cask Bottling |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | 17342 |
| Bottles Released | 260 |
| ABV | 51.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full amber
air Nose
starts really powerful, very chocolaty and quite smoky. Surprisingly phenolic for a Macallan. Lots of liquorice as well, coffee, dried fruits… Rather complex, and definitely full-bodied. Wow!
restaurant Palate
ample, powerful, invading, nervous… There is sulphur but it’s far from being a problem here. It gets surprisingly lemony, citrusy, and also quite salty (salted butter caramel, salted liquorice). The sherry gets bolder and bolder then, the whole getting a little vinous. Quite a beast, let’s try it with a few drops of water: right, the profile doesn’t change much, maybe it gets a little drying now… Anyway, an excellent, beastly Macallan – for big boys? I like it a lot. 91 points . Macallan 16 yo 1989/2005 (51.3%, Dewar Rattray, cask #2492, 248 bottles)