Macallan 1999 GM Speymalt
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1999 |
| Bottled Year | 2021 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | First Fill Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 돌려 향을 열면 아몬드와 호두의 마른 고소함 뒤로 석탄과 나무를 태운 연기가 서서히 번진다. 코를 더 대고 있으면 흑연 기름과 아마인유, 타르 같은 냄새가 자리를 잡는다. 한 모금 머금는 순간 설탕에 절인 오렌지와 건포도, 프랄린과 군밤이 혀 위에서 한꺼번에 터지고 그 위를 피트 연기가 덮는다. 삼킨 뒤에는 풀잎과 프로폴리스의 향이 길게 남는다. 퍼스트필 셰리 호그스헤드가 1999년 증류액에 준 힘이다.
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