Macallan 1978 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | The Old Malt Cask |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Bourbon |
| Cask Number | DL 1491 |
| Bottles Released | 229 |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 200 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 크리미함보다 날카로움 쪽으로 기울어 커피와 구운 케이크, 감초와 치커리가 먼저 두드러진다. 셰리는 피노에 가까운 건조한 결로 나타나며 볶은 원두와 갓 구운 빵이 뒤따른다. 팰럿은 열대 과일과 셰리가 양쪽에서 밀고 들어오며 오렌지 껍질과 사탕수수 단맛이 명확하게 드러난다. 피니시는 길고 다소 달게 정리된다. 리필 버번 캐스크에서 25년을 보낸 만큼 오피셜과는 다른 결을 보여준다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
light amber
air Nose
this one’s completely different – much closer to the OBs, yet very different. Much less creamy, sharper, on coffee, over baked cake, liquorice, chicory. Nice sherry, but rather in the ‘fino’ style. Roasted beans, hot bread. Simple, but very nice and quite special
restaurant Palate
great attack, on tropical fruits on one side and sherry on the other side. Lots of oomph! Orange peel, candy sugar, cake… Let’s check if I still have some Cask Strength OB somewhere on my shelves… I’d love to compare both now… Here it is, a 10 yo OB at 58.8%. Oh yes, the OB is much more sherried, more tannic and more winey. It really sticks your tongue to your palate! So, the W&M is somewhere between the boldly sherried (former) OBs and the full bourbon C/S Macallans one can sometimes find at IBs like Douglas Laing. I think it’s very good, its finish is long – just a little too sweetish for my tastes. 85 points . Macallan 25 yo 1978/2004 (50%, DL OMC, cask #DL 1214, 258 bottles)