Macallan 1939 GM A Pure Highland Malt
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | A Pure Highland Malt |
| Vintage | 1939 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
this one is rather different from the 1966, obviously woodier and more resinous and less on ‘classy sherry’ but it’s still very brilliant whisky on the nose. More smoke than in the 1966, with also bold whiffs of rhubarb pie, lemon marmalade, even ripe kiwis, oranges, metal (old toolbox), lovage and parsley… Gets a tad mouldy and plankish but nothing extreme, really. Great old Macallan once again
restaurant Palate
perfect! Curiously medicinal (cough medicine) but also very jammy, without the much feared excessive oakiness. Very pleasant ‘dry’ spiciness (cinnamon and nutmeg), something waxy, notes of limejuice (very fresh considering this one’s age) and a lot of liquorice. Gets finally very honeyed, with the same notes of mead as in the 1966
timer Finish
rather long and still quite ‘medicinally resinous’ for a Macallan, I guess it all comes from the wood. Aftertaste maybe a tad drying
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