Macallan 1978 DL The Old Malt Cask - Advanced Sample
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 200 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 옅은 앰버가 부드럽게 돈다. 코를 가져가면 크림 같은 부드러움 대신 볶은 커피와 감초, 치커리의 마른 향이 앞서고 갓 구운 빵 냄새가 뒤를 받친다. 50도를 한 모금 머금으면 열대 과일과 피노 스타일의 마른 셰리가 양쪽에서 동시에 밀고 들어와 오렌지 껍질과 사탕수수 단맛으로 이어진다. 리필 호그스헤드에서 스물다섯 해를 보낸 결이 단정하다. 넘긴 뒤에는 볶은 원두가 남는다.
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)