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
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 잎사귀 같은 피트와 가죽이 배경에 깔리고 피노 셰리를 떠올리게 하는 아몬드와 호두가 두드러진다. 당절임 오렌지 뒤로 석탄과 나무를 태운 연기, 흑연유와 타르가 층층이 발전한다. 팰럿은 혀 위에서 곧장 터진다. 말린 과일과 허브차가 피트 연기에 감싸인 채 밀려오고 금귤과 프랄린, 감초가 차례로 드러난다. 피니시는 길고 잎사귀 같은 쌉쌀함과 프로폴리스가 깊게 머문다. 1939년 원액의 구조감이 놀랍다.
AITasting 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