Macallan 1990 HwCS
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Howard Cai Select (HwCS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry |
| Cask Number | HG330 |
| Bottles Released | 149 |
| ABV | 46.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
마호가니빛이 잔 벽을 따라 무겁게 흘러내린다. 향은 건자두와 대추야자, 으깬 호두로 시작해 젖은 흙내가 뒤를 잇고 파이프 담배와 석탄 화로의 기억까지 불러온다. 46.7도의 입은 딸기와 오렌지 리큐어를 닮은 시럽 같은 단맛에 나무 향신료와 옅은 타르가 겹치고 바다 소금을 뿌린 다크초콜릿의 쓴맛이 뒤를 받친다. 서른 해를 보낸 이 셰리 캐스크 위스키는 검은 후추와 진한 홍차, 마른 버섯의 감칠맛으로 여운을 맺는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
Mahogany
air Nose
Instantaneously classical, pure sherried Macallan. A cavalcade of prunes, dates, crushed walnuts, balsamico and damp earth. Develops further with all these wonderful tertiary aromas of pipe tobacco, hessian, coal hearth and some jammy red fruit notes. It's a delightful, clean and balanced nose that would make diehard Macallan fans squee. Some toffee, liquorice and fresh banana bread follows on although globally it actually starts to feel like quite a dry and lean sherry style
restaurant Palate
Syrupy fruit liqueurs of the strawberry, orange and banana kind along with wood spice, a little natural tar, some more liquorice and something a little sappy. There is an extractive edge to the wood but it has a thickness that keeps the tannins (mostly) in check. Becomes quite spicy in an oriental way with notes of soy and five spice, also quite a bit of high cocoa dark chocolate with sea salt. It's good but it's really walking a bitter tightrope
timer Finish
Medium-long with some black pepper and strong tea. Not so much fruit around but more earthiness, dried mushrooms, umami and spice