Macallan 1978 DL The Old Malt Cask
| 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 | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
연한 앰버가 잔 벽을 따라 얇게 흘러내린다. 리필 호그스헤드에서 25년을 보낸 이 1978년은 크리미하기보다 날이 선 쪽이어서 커피와 감초, 치커리 같은 쓴 향이 앞에 선다. 셰리의 흔적은 피노에 가깝게 마르고 그 위로 볶은 원두와 갓 구운 빵 냄새가 얹힌다. 50도의 입안에서는 열대 과실과 셰리가 양쪽에서 밀고 들어와 오렌지 껍질과 캔디 슈거로 벌어진다. 여운은 길고 단맛이 끝까지 따라온다.
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)