Macallan 1978 SS Single Barrel
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Silver Seal (SS) |
| Bottling Series | Single Barrel |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 236 |
| ABV | 57.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
진한 적갈색이 잔 속에 묵직하게 어린다. 스페이사이드의 매캘란이 단일 배럴에서 25년을 보낸 이 1978년산은 말린 과일과 오렌지 껍질, 진한 셰리의 향을 코끝에 풀어놓는다. 한 모금 머금으면 건포도와 흑설탕, 다크 초콜릿의 진한 단맛이 혀를 감싸고, 57.3도의 기운이 입천장을 천천히 덮는다. 올드 셰리 특유의 가죽과 묵은 나무가 또렷이 깃들어 있으며, 여운에는 무화과와 구운 견과, 쌉싸름한 코코아가 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale straw
air Nose
curiously cheesy at first nosing (Appenzeller, Fribourg), with truckloads of lemony smells. Very special indeed. Develops on lots of yeasty notes (fresh bread, mashed potatoes, yoghurt). A malt of its own kind, which I like very much
restaurant Palate
beautifully complex – more complex than on the nose. Sure it’s still sort of austere, like most ‘unfinished’ Longrows, but it’s in a very nice way. Goes on with some lemon seeds and barbeque herbs… The finish is very long and quite farmy. A very nice one, but perhaps not for newbies. 90 points . MUSIC – BLUES - Recommended listening: the people said 'We want more Jim Thackery !' I say that's a pretty good idea. So, why not have a listen to this hyper-hendrixian (?) version of Red House - mp3 by Jim Thackery and The Drivers? Please buy their music if you like it... Ah, yes, there's also this heavy Roy's Blues - mp3 ! (via Net Television ) EXPERIMENTAL WHISKY - In an e-mail that arrived at Whiskyfun's this morning (by error) I have just discovered that a famous drinks company is secretely experimenting with a new technique that should allow them to make whisky by planting some full barrels into any fertile soil ( see the photograph, taken at the company's secret 'field #23' in Kazakhstan, last summer ). One the company's executives , Mr N. M., confirmed all that this morning on the phone: ' Indeed, peaty soils should produce some Islay-barrel trees, while we're expecting something gentler to come out of calcareous ones. I believe we're now very close to the concept of terroir, and we're currently buying some vineyards in Jerez, Alsace, Burgundy and Bordeaux, where we'll plant a few butts and wine barrels... We're also considering acquiring the Rangen de Thann but the guy is very suspicious...' And, last but not least, he added : 'Serge, we've kept a few casks of 1972 B****. If you wish, we can ship them to you, so that you can plant them right in your garden...' May 6, 2005 MINI CONCERT REVIEW – BENNY GREEN AND RUSSEL MALONE Munster Jazz Festival, May 4th, 2005 - by Serge ‘Breathtaking’ was the last word I had written in my notebook, as two angels were still flying very high above our heads, long after Benny Green and Russsel Malone had finished their second- and last