Macallan 1940 GM A Pure Highland Malt
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1940 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
짙은 호박빛이 잔 속에 무겁게 잠겨 있다. 1940년 원액과 오랜 병 숙성이 겹쳐 만든 향은 특정 재료를 짚기 어려울 만큼 촘촘하다. 말린 과일과 오래된 차, 부드러운 향신료가 뒤엉키고 그 아래 육수를 닮은 감칠맛이 깔린다. 43도의 술은 입안에서 박하 사탕과 감초, 아르마냑에 절인 자두와 옅은 이탄 연기로 번진다. 셰리 우드가 남긴 이 매캘런의 여운은 다소 마르지만 커피의 향이 곱게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
bottle ageing did wonders on this one – unless it was already greatly complex back in 1978? It is these bottles that built the legend of Macallan. Especially the complexity is astounding, we’re in great old wine territories. It’s actually not easy to describe because there are many aromas but none is dominant. We rather experience a feeling of fullness here. All right, if you really want to know, I’d say it’s got all dried fruits and teas and soft spices and aromatic herbs. Oops, almost forgot beef stock and chicken soup
restaurant Palate
oh yeah, it’s old Macallan with some peat, many herbs, meats, spices and dried fruits. Where to start? Maybe with the mint lozenges, the liquorice and the chocolate? Or rather with the prunes soaked in Armagnac? The coffee? The verbena and parsley? The ham, the bacon, the game? The oranges? Ultra-classic big and smoky Macallan
timer Finish
it’s where it loses two or three points, the finish is a little drying, almost tannic. Very nice coffee in the aftertaste, though