Macallan 1961 BR
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Berry Bros & Rudd (BR) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1961 |
| Bottled Year | 1983 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
호박빛이 잔 아래로 무겁게 가라앉는다. 베리 브라더스 앤 러드가 1961년 빈티지를 1983년에 담은 이 맥캘란은 예상보다 셰리가 무겁지 않고 작약과 오래된 장미, 귤 리큐어의 꽃향이 먼저 피어난 뒤 건포도와 오렌지 마멀레이드가 뒤를 잇는다. 43도의 첫맛은 달지 않고 건조해 홍차와 쓴 캐러멜, 발사믹의 결을 드러내며 건포도의 단맛이 점점 커진다. 여운은 길고 정갈하며 옅은 소금기가 끝에 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
starts both fresher and fruitier than expected as well as less heavily sherried. It’s more flowery at first nosing, with heavy notes of peony mingling with tangerine liqueur and hints of old roses. Very elegant and very expressive, with a perfect balance. Whiffs of smoke. Gets then more classical with a little oak, raisins, orange marmalade, apricot cake… Also huge notes of ripe mirabelle plums, faint hints of ginger tonic and even grenadine syrup. And ripe strawberries, blackcurrant, prunes, a little toffee… Funny notes of black olives. Top notch
restaurant Palate
a beautifully dry attack, not as sweet and rounded as expected. Lots of tea, bitter caramel, balsamic vinegar… Rather powerful at 43%. Goes on with notes of cake, rum, Smyrna raisins… Not very complex in fact but beautifully compact and ‘crafted’. The raisins grow bigger by the minutes (so to speak). The finish is long, slightly bitter, dry and clean, with hints of calvados and a little salt. Classy stuff anyway. 90 points . Macallan 1948-1961/1981 ‘Royal Marriage’ (43%, OB) Bottled to celebrate Charles and Diana’s wedding