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 Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝으로 가져가면 로스팅한 원두와 살짝 태운 케이크 냄새가 먼저 들어온다. 감초와 치커리가 그 뒤를 따르며 마른 셰리의 윤곽을 그린다. 한 모금 머금으면 50도의 힘이 곧게 뻗고 파인애플 같은 열대 과일이 셰리의 단맛과 나란히 달린다. 이어 오렌지 껍질과 캔디 슈거가 혀에 얹히며 리필 호그스헤드 특유의 담백한 나무가 배경으로 물러선다. 삼킨 뒤에는 뜨거운 빵 껍질 같은 고소함이 오래 간다.
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)