Macallan 1970 MI The Sea
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Moon-Import (MI) |
| Bottling Series | The Sea |
| Vintage | 1970 |
| Bottled Year | 1988 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 11306 |
| Bottles Released | 780 |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
셰리 버트를 거쳤음에도 색은 백포도주에 가까운, 스페이사이드 옛 시절의 이례적인 병입이다. 1970년 증류해 1988년에 담긴 이 보틀링은 석회암과 자몽, 인동꽃과 구스베리가 서늘하게 열린다. 46도의 입은 놀랍도록 맑고 곧으며 보리와 흑연, 마지팬이 잔잔히 겹친다. 끝에는 레몬과 분필, 김 향이 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw/white wine. No sherry!
air Nose
fabulous, old Macallan without any apparent sherriness, how rare is that? It’s mesmerizing, with an incredible complexity that hints at the best of white Burgundy. No, really. Limestone, grapefruits, honeysuckle, gooseberries, fresh butter, lilac, spearmint, more grapefruits… Perhaps more a great Chablis than a Meursault or a Montrachet so far… Let’s see what happens once water’s been added - because it really keeps punching you after all these years. With water: silex! You just cannot beat this. And myriads of tinier aromas, raw wool, barley, ink, old toolbox, coins, putty, plasticine, marzipan, putty (you're repeating yourself, S.), graphite, asphalt, carbon, brake fluid… Oh, and one tiny green apple
restaurant Palate
I want to marry this whisky. The purity is insane, everything is just totally perfect. This is utterly grand. Please call the anti-maltoporn brigade (long time no see, guys!) With water: incredible purity and intensity
timer Finish
amazing. Lemons, bitter almonds, chalk, nori, citrons…