Macallan 1978 DL The Old Malt Cask - 60th Anniversary Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | The Old Malt Cask - 60th Anniversary Bottling |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Rum Cask Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 216 |
| ABV | 51.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
창백한 금빛이 잔 안에서 서늘하게 반짝인다. 럼 캐스크에서 마무리한 30년은 향에서 바닐라와 카페라테가 먼저 열리고 이내 코코넛과 육두구가 전면에 나선다. 향신료의 존재감이 유난히 커서 익숙한 셰리 맥캘란과는 다른 길을 간다. 51.3도의 입안에는 태운 감초와 구운 마시멜로 같은 뒤틀린 단맛이 지나가고 옅은 이탄의 기운마저 스친다. 여운은 자몽과 파인애플로 맑게 정리되며 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
less nervous and fruitful than the G&M, more on vanilla and café latte at first nosing. The rum is then rather obvious, with also a little coconut. Huge notes of nutmeg arising after a while – I think I never had any malt whisky that had so much nutmeg. The whole is a tad strange and not very ‘Macallan’
restaurant Palate
a rather bizarre attack. There are fruits that are similar to the 1968’s but also some ‘twisted’ notes that must come from the rum. Something like burnt liquorice? Barbecued marshmallows? The whole isn’t unpleasant, only not ‘Macallan’ at all. There’s even a kind of peatiness, I don’t know where it comes from
timer Finish
long, cleaner, with some grapefruits and pineapples