Macallan 1939 GM Pure Highland Malt Scotch Whisky

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Macallan
Bottler	Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1939
Bottled Year	-
Age	-
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	70.0%
Volume	757 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit

Chocolate

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Citrus

Nutty

Spicy

Floral

Herbal

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

yes, a leafy, leathery peat is roaring in the background but other than that, we’re rather close to the 1958, with this fino-ness that comes with bags of almonds and walnuts. The crystallised oranges are there as well, something a little metallic (and yes it was a cork) and then a growing smoke involving coal, wood and peat. Also some graphite oil, linseed, tar, a little motor oil, turpentine… It’s not the ‘widest’ old Macallan at this point but the smoky dryness is wonderful. Remember this one was only 15 years old at time of bottling. After twenty minutes: good news, more kumquats and raisins

restaurant Palate

oh wow! Literally explodes on your tongue, with myriads of tiny dried fruits, liqueurs and herbal teas, all coated with peat smoke. Where to start? Oranges, that’s done. Then various raisins, citrus fruits (yes, kumquats), candied fruits (all of them, like in a perfect cassata), some praline, glazed chestnuts, little coffee drops, some malt, some tar, some strong cough drops, some liquorice… And wheelbarrows of other tinier elements. What’s really striking is the power beyond the complexity. Big phat old-skool malt whisky!

timer Finish

long, with the herbal/leafy side coming more to the fore. Bee propolis

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