Macallan 1985 HPdV
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | H.P. de Vreng en Zonen (HPdV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1985 |
| Bottled Year | 1997 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 500 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 잘 익은 사과와 파인애플의 과일 향으로 열리지만 뒤에 곰팡내에 가까운 묵은 뉘앙스가 깔린다. 시간이 지나면 맥주 같은 곡물감과 제라늄, 따뜻한 프랄린이 스치고 향은 비교적 빠르게 가라앉는다. 43도의 입은 초반이 가볍고 곧 오크의 탄닌이 앞으로 나선다. 건포도의 단맛이 남아 있지만 카라멜 같은 건조함이 더 두드러진다. 피니시는 짧고 탄닌이 지배한다. 1985년 증류분을 1997년에 병입한 네덜란드 독립병입 보틀링이다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
very fruity at first nosing (ripe apples, pineapples) with a rather obvious mustiness in the background. Gets more beerish (not bearish like Wall Street) after a while, with also hints of geranium and warm praline, the whole being quite quick to fade away until it gets almost silent, except for a few herbal notes (lemon balm and hints of verbena). Pleasant but a little weakish, I’d say... The palate should determine the outcome
restaurant Palate
well, no, it does not work. First it’s a bit weakish again and then it’s the oak’s tannins that invade your mouth. Too drying and caramelly as well. Too bad, one can feel that what’s behind that is good stuff (for instance pretty notes of sultanas). And a short and tannic finish... Well, this Spinola series was really strange, it seems that it included true wonders but also unexpectedly feeble versions of blue chips (Port Ellen, this Macallan...)