Macallan 1989 DL Old & Rare - The Platinum Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 성냥을 그은 듯한 유황 뉘앙스로 시작해 가죽과 고무, 셰리가 차례로 드러난다. 초반에는 다소 닫혀 있으나 물을 더하면 흙내음이 크게 열린다. 팰럿은 52도의 도수를 타고 진하고 흙 같은 약재적 셰리로 전개되어 용담과 감초, 기침 시럽 같은 뉘앙스가 명확하게 드러나고 설탕에 절인 레몬이 뒤를 잇는다. 피니시는 꽤 길고 풀기가 더해지며 허브 리큐어가 남는다. 향보다 입에서 훨씬 좋은 1989년 빈티지다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
struck matches strike first, so to speak, together with some leather and rubber, which makes it not too different from the Samaroli except that the kirschy notes are much less obvious. Sherry. More grass, more oak. Kind of unsexy so far but water may unleash more aromas. Hopefully! With water: earth! ;-)
restaurant Palate
it’s a big, rich, earthy and medicinal kind of sherry, way nicer than on the nose when neat, tarry, rooty… Some gentian, chartreuse, maraschino (did Mr Mainardi add that? ;-)), a lot of liquorice, cough syrup, then crystallised lemons… Right, limoncello. A big yet nervous Macallan, much to my liking. With water: rich, fruitier, even earthier, with also these beautiful notes of oranges and toffee that we used to find in the old official Macallans
timer Finish
quite long, a tad grassier. Herbal liqueur again in the aftertaste