Macallan 1989 JB Best Casks of Scotland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Jean Boyer (JB) |
| Bottling Series | Best Casks of Scotland |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Re-Coopered Hogsheads + Sauternes Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 붉은 기가 도는 앰버빛이 유난히 짙게 번진다. 코를 가져가면 흙내와 육수 같은 감칠맛이 먼저 오고 담뱃잎과 커피, 가죽이 차례로 따라온다. 한 모금을 머금으면 43도라는 낮은 도수에도 몸이 단단해서 아삼 홍차와 블랙커런트, 초콜릿이 또렷하게 이어진다. 소테른 피니시의 흔적은 단맛보다 결의 매끄러움으로 드러난다. 삼킨 뒤에는 초콜릿과 오렌지, 얼그레이의 향이 중간 길이로 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
very red amber. Where does that redness come from?
air Nose
let’s not push it all too far, this is pretty lovely, earthy, bouillony, with a style of sherry that’s pretty close to that of the Casa. Let’s say there’s more tobacco, coffee and leather, and rather less nuts. And less old Sauternes. The earthiness is very lovely, in fact. Mr Watson’s stock (I had never heard of Mr Watson before) just went up in my book
restaurant Palate
no, seriously, it’s very good sherried whisky. Even the 43% aren’t a problem, there’s body and there’s structure, some perfect black tea (Assam?), black currants, chocolate, coffee, tobacco, chicken soup, a pinhead of Marmite, old cigars, a wee waxy side that I haven’t encountered many times in Macallan, and, well, just a feeling of ‘Old Macallan’. But we’re not talking 1950s-1960s distillates having said that, those were on another planet
timer Finish
medium, very chocolaty. Oranges ans teas in the aftertaste. Earl Grey