Macallan 1974 CWG

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryMacallan
BottlerThe Classic Whisky Guild (CWG)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1974
Bottled Year-
Age-
Cask Type-
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV50.5%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
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Flavor Profile

Fruity
Vanilla
Dried Fruit
Oaky
Sweet
Chocolate
Honey
Creamy
Floral
Nutty
Spicy
Citrus
Herbal
Peaty
Smoky
Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

pale white wine

air Nose

powerful, starting very grainy and smoky, getting rather mineral after a while, with very present notes of gunflint, matchsticks and coal oven. Also hints of freshly cut grass and wet hay. Sort of rough but interestingly smoky for a recent Macallan

restaurant Palate

sweet and full-bodied attack, very youngish this time. Something acrid, alas. Some smoke again but not too much, the whole developing on lemon seeds, concentrated lemon juice, with something Sugarish in the background. Not too ‘Macallanish’, whatever that means nowadays. Gets also bitterer with time

timer Finish

long, on spirit and lemon zests. In short, it’s rather sharp but not exactly unbalanced, and the nose was quite interesting. 80 points . Macallan 1974/2001 (50.5%, Scott's Selection)

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