Macallan 1988 MI Horae Solaris
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Moon-Import (MI) |
| Bottling Series | Horae Solaris |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 1998 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 480 |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔에 담긴 색은 단정한 금빛이다. 향은 잎사귀와 가죽을 닮은 옅은 피트가 뒤에서 웅크린 채 아몬드와 호두, 설탕에 절인 오렌지를 먼저 내보내고 이어 석탄과 타르, 아마인유 같은 기름진 연기가 번진다. 50도의 입맛은 혀 위에서 곧장 터지듯 열려 건포도와 감귤, 설탕에 조린 밤과 프랄린이 연기에 감싸인 채 밀려온다. 문 임포트가 호라이 솔라리스로 내놓은 이 1988년은 복잡함보다 힘이 먼저 각인되고, 허브와 프로폴리스의 여운이 길게 이어진다.
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