Macallan 1961 GM A Pure Highland Malt - De Luxe Quality
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | A Pure Highland Malt - De Luxe Quality |
| Vintage | 1961 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | Stenciled Thistles on Bottle - 26 2/3 FL. OZS. - Acquavite di Cereali |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Stenciled Thistles on Bottle - 26 2/3 FL. OZS. - Acquavite di Cereali
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Tasting Notes
첫 향은 예상보다 신선하고 꽃 쪽으로 열린다. 작약과 오래된 장미에 귤 리큐어가 겹치고 옅은 훈연이 스치며 균형이 단단하다. 이어 오크와 건포도, 오렌지 마멀레이드, 살구 케이크가 명확하게 드러나고 잘 익은 미라벨 자두까지 확장된다. 1961년 원액을 담은 이 보틀링은 팰럿에서 의외로 건조하게 시작해 홍차와 쓴 캐러멜, 발사믹의 산미가 앞선다. 43도지만 힘이 있고 피니시는 길며 칼바도스와 옅은 소금기가 끝을 잡는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
starts both fresher and fruitier than expected as well as less heavily sherried. It’s more flowery at first nosing, with heavy notes of peony mingling with tangerine liqueur and hints of old roses. Very elegant and very expressive, with a perfect balance. Whiffs of smoke. Gets then more classical with a little oak, raisins, orange marmalade, apricot cake… Also huge notes of ripe mirabelle plums, faint hints of ginger tonic and even grenadine syrup. And ripe strawberries, blackcurrant, prunes, a little toffee… Funny notes of black olives. Top notch
restaurant Palate
a beautifully dry attack, not as sweet and rounded as expected. Lots of tea, bitter caramel, balsamic vinegar… Rather powerful at 43%. Goes on with notes of cake, rum, Smyrna raisins… Not very complex in fact but beautifully compact and ‘crafted’. The raisins grow bigger by the minutes (so to speak). The finish is long, slightly bitter, dry and clean, with hints of calvados and a little salt. Classy stuff anyway. 90 points . Macallan 1948-1961/1981 ‘Royal Marriage’ (43%, OB) Bottled to celebrate Charles and Diana’s wedding