Macallan 1988 DL XOP - Celebrating 75 Glorious Years of Whisky
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | XOP - Celebrating 75 Glorious Years of Whisky |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Butt |
| Cask Number | 17972 |
| Bottles Released | 334 |
| ABV | 44.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
absolutely not a monster or an aroma bomb, and in that respect it's quite different from the 2005 and 2003. We're rather wandering throughout some woods, with old firs, cones, needles, mushrooms, moss, fern… Well you see. Then some old left-bank Bordeaux (Pauillac?) and an old humidor full of Cuban puros, some very old and well-taken care of. Let's not forget to mention these whiffs of Spanish bellota ham, if you please
restaurant Palate
deluxe chocolates, once again a feeling of really old armagnac, umeshu, cherry wine, peach liqueur, old raisins that went dry, pipe tobacco, then these piney touches once more (pine needles) and simply more chocolate. Give it a little time, do not rush it even if, or rather because at 44.4%, it goes down with the speed of an Austrian skier. With bells and whistles
timer Finish
medium, really on chocolate and liqueurs, which makes it extremely moreish, which is dangerous
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