Macallan 1998 MMcK Visual Flavour
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Morrison and MacKay (MMcK) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
버번 배럴에서 나온 원액은 잔에서 옅은 금빛으로 맑게 흔들린다. 향은 갓 벤 풀과 고사리의 서늘함이 먼저 오르고 뒤이어 멘톨과 다크초콜릿, 옅은 숯내가 겹쳐 든다. 52.3도의 입맛은 억세다 싶을 만큼 힘이 있어 허브 리큐어와 트리플 섹, 마멀레이드가 한꺼번에 밀려오고 물을 더하면 키위와 오렌지, 루바브의 새콤함이 풀려 나온다. 모리슨 앤 매케이가 병입한 이 1998년은 다듬어지지 않은 기세가 매력이며, 백후추의 여운이 아주 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
exactly what we were expecting – not bragging here ;-) – which is a rather more austere, and smokier style after the 1962. It’s also grassier, with a little menthol, certainly a lot of fern, moss, maybe touches of myrtle, some charcoal, some bitter chocolate… I’m not quite sure Macallan were still using a lot of peat instead of oil/coal when malting In 1952, like they did just after WWII, but this is certainly quite peaty. Oh, and quite stunning, of course… After ten minutes, it’s really smoky chocolate than stands out
restaurant Palate
almost a beast! Incredibly powerful, rather less polished than the 1962, more aggressive in a way – which we love, you always have to be a little masochistic when you’re deep into whisky – and indeed very smoky and herbal. Massive cough syrup and chartreuse (that’s kind of the same thing, isn’t it), triple-sec, a tiny drop of cologne and a spoonful of marmalade. In fact, it’s so big that the tinier notes that should be hidden somewhere are having trouble making it through. Hey, let’s try water… With (two drops of) water: hurray! We unleashed an army of dried and fresh fruits, especially zesty ones. Kiwis, oranges, rhubarb and such
timer Finish
extremely long, essentially on triple-sec, marmalade and white pepper