Macallan 1996 DT The Octave
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | The Octave |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Octave Cask |
| Cask Number | 725343 |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
red mahogany
air Nose
this one, while being even more sherried than the 18, also displays more bourbony notes that may come from some very active oak. Like, pencil shavings. Apart from that, it’s a maelstrom of dried fruits including small berries as well as a few mentholated notes like we found in the 18. Prunes, raspberries, dates, kumquats (there, Marcel), cassis, then more cinnamon and cocoa powder, more cassis, a lot of cassis… Crème de Cassis Dijon-style? With water: goes toward the 18, only with more freshish oak. So more pencil shavings, but also more fruitcake and spearmint
restaurant Palate
as creamy as honey and as thick as, well, honey. Almost some kind of tutti frutti jam with some green pepper, cloves, mint, liquorice and cinnamon. You may need a spoon rather than a glass! Big bitter oranges too. With water: rum and raisins emerge, and so do blood oranges and cinnamon. A wee touch of ginger from the oak
timer Finish
very long, a bit greener, which isn’t unpleasant. Mint-flavoured liquorice. That leaves you with an unexpected fresh and clean aftertaste