Macallan 1990 MMcK Càrn Mòr Celebration of the Cask

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryMacallan
BottlerMorrison and MacKay (MMcK)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1990
Bottled Year2018
Age25년
Cask TypeBourbon Barrel
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV45.1%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
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Flavor Profile

Dried Fruit
Chocolate
Sweet
Oaky
Vanilla
Fruity
Creamy
Honey
Spicy
Nutty
Floral
Citrus
Herbal
Maritime
Smoky
Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

amber/bronze

air Nose

same style as the 1958, with again these fino-ish notes, walnuts, leather, tobacco, humidor… It’s rather less expressive than the 1958 but there’s also more menthol and eucalyptus, so maybe the casks were a little more active. Hard to say… Also touches of old ham, almonds, even ideas of yellow curry... So yeah, the complexity is pretty immense

restaurant Palate

oh yes, this one is incomparably more on menthol than the 1958 and it seems that there’s much more peat as well. It’s even quite medicinal and sort of Taliskerish. Some tar, cough lozenges, angelica, chartreuse, even a little aniseed, maybe wormwood, marzipan, crystallised oranges... This time we’re having a big whisky but it’s true that it was bottled at 45.5% vs. 43. Brilliant even if no whisky lover who would have never tried some old Macallan would tell you this can be, well, Macallan

timer Finish

long this time, with some pine sap, eucalyptus drops, After Eights, mint, fir honeydew… In fact, it’s quite resinous. A little old wood in the aftertaste

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