Macallan 1985 PC Cask Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Private Cellar (PC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1985 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Oak Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
연한 금빛이 잔 안에 옅게 잠겨 있다. 향은 잘 익은 사과와 파인애플로 산뜻하게 열리지만 그 뒤로 오래된 창고 같은 눅눅함이 따라붙는다. 시간이 지나면 제라늄과 따뜻한 프랄린, 레몬밤이 스치듯 지나간다. 입에서는 43도가 얇게 퍼지고 곧 오크의 타닌이 앞으로 나서며 건포도의 단맛을 밀어낸다. 1985년에 증류해 2005년에 담긴 이 보틀링은 화려함보다 마른 나무의 성격이 두드러진다. 여운은 짧고 떫게 닫힌다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
very fruity at first nosing (ripe apples, pineapples) with a rather obvious mustiness in the background. Gets more beerish (not bearish like Wall Street) after a while, with also hints of geranium and warm praline, the whole being quite quick to fade away until it gets almost silent, except for a few herbal notes (lemon balm and hints of verbena). Pleasant but a little weakish, I’d say... The palate should determine the outcome
restaurant Palate
well, no, it does not work. First it’s a bit weakish again and then it’s the oak’s tannins that invade your mouth. Too drying and caramelly as well. Too bad, one can feel that what’s behind that is good stuff (for instance pretty notes of sultanas). And a short and tannic finish... Well, this Spinola series was really strange, it seems that it included true wonders but also unexpectedly feeble versions of blue chips (Port Ellen, this Macallan...)