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
노즈는 잘 익은 사과와 파인애플로 산뜻하게 출발하지만 배경에 묵은 곰팡내 같은 뉘앙스가 함께 읽힌다. 시간이 지나면 프랄린과 레몬밤 같은 허브 향이 드러났다가 빠르게 잦아든다. 팰럿은 43%라는 도수 탓에 초반이 얇고 이내 오크 탄닌이 입안을 지배한다. 건포도의 단맛이 있으나 드라이함이 앞선다. 피니시는 짧고 탄닌이 남아 1985년 빈티지치고는 아쉬움이 있는 보틀링이다.
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...)