Macallan 1970 GM Speymalt

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryMacallan
BottlerGordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1970
Bottled Year2013
Age-
Cask TypeFirst Fill Sherry Butts
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV46.0%
Volume700 ml 750 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
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Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit
Sweet
Chocolate
Vanilla
Fruity
Honey
Creamy
Oaky
Spicy
Nutty
Floral
Citrus
Herbal
Smoky
Peaty
Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

dark mahogany

air Nose

yes, this is extremely different from any other Macallan. Starts on heady notes of mulled wine, cloves, big juniper berries, spearmint and coffee toffee and gets then more classically sherried, with the dark chocolate upfront and then notes of soy sauce, balsamico and barbecued beef. Also cigar box, thuja wood and very ripe blackberries. What’s quite incredible is that the whole is still quite fresh and lively, and certainly not sluggish. I like it

restaurant Palate

thick, oily, rich, not weak at all despite the 40%, and more of a classic now. Heavy notes of rum-soaked raisins, figs, old rancio (huge!) and orange and herbs liqueur (like that famous Dantziger Goldwasser). Gets then spicier, mainly on cloves and pepper, with very funny hints of mescal as well. Excellent, really

timer Finish

long, coating, rich but clean and pure, with a faint saltiness as the signature and an aftertaste on blackberry jelly. Excellent sherried Macallan, certainly not on the same planet as its bros from 1980 and later

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