Macallan 1989 SS Special Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Silver Seal (SS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.0% |
| Volume | 1500 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈는 성냥을 그은 듯한 유황 뉘앙스로 시작하고 가죽과 고무가 뒤따른다. 셰리의 단맛보다 마른 풀과 오크가 먼저 두드러지지만 물을 더하면 흙 내음이 열린다. 52도의 팰럿은 노즈보다 훨씬 풍부해 타르와 뿌리, 겐티아나와 감초 같은 약재 뉘앙스가 순서대로 발전한다. 설탕에 절인 레몬이 뒤에서 산미를 잡아준다. 21년 숙성의 피니시는 길고 허브 리큐어의 여운이 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
struck matches strike first, so to speak, together with some leather and rubber, which makes it not too different from the Samaroli except that the kirschy notes are much less obvious. Sherry. More grass, more oak. Kind of unsexy so far but water may unleash more aromas. Hopefully! With water: earth! ;-)
restaurant Palate
it’s a big, rich, earthy and medicinal kind of sherry, way nicer than on the nose when neat, tarry, rooty… Some gentian, chartreuse, maraschino (did Mr Mainardi add that? ;-)), a lot of liquorice, cough syrup, then crystallised lemons… Right, limoncello. A big yet nervous Macallan, much to my liking. With water: rich, fruitier, even earthier, with also these beautiful notes of oranges and toffee that we used to find in the old official Macallans
timer Finish
quite long, a tad grassier. Herbal liqueur again in the aftertaste