Macallan 1986 SMWS 24.47 Wickedly tobacco and chocolate
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1986 |
| Bottled Year | 1998 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 크게 돌린 뒤 코를 가져가면 담뱃잎과 다크 초콜릿 향이 곧장 인사한다. 그 뒤로 검은 건포도와 젖은 흙, 오래된 와인 저장고 같은 향이 겹겹이 따라온다. 한 모금 머금으면 59.3도의 힘이 혀를 세게 밀지만 곧 검은 체리와 코코아의 단맛으로 풀린다. 물을 섞어 다시 삼키면 말린 자두와 시가 잎이 나란히 드러난다. 넘긴 뒤에는 볶은 커피의 쌉쌀함이 목 뒤에 길게 걸린다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
coffee
air Nose
ah! Full-blown old oloroso, whiffs of pencil shavings (just wee whiffs), bags of black raisins, then a myriad of tinier ‘tertiary’ aromas, black cigars, pipe tobacco, mushrooms, fig liqueur, mushrooms and earth, earthy tea, old wine cellar, some menthol, cough syrup, ‘a forest after the rain’… And all that. Black cherries. I find this exceptional. With water: stunning! Porcinis, Cuban cigars, cocoa, mocha, raisins, dark honey, parsley (I love parsley in my sherried whiskies)… What a nose, what a nose
restaurant Palate
crikey, this is great! It’s one of these Macallans that tend to resemble the greatest old armagnacs, and in fact we’re extremely close. Tasting this blind would be a tad tricky, to be honest. The sherry’s so thick that there might be more grapes in this than in any wine brandy ;-). But it’s truly exceptional. What’s the age again? With water: absolutely gorgeous, the very essence of oloroso maturing, with prunes this time, more raisins, more marmalade… So reduction made it rather sweeter. In the background, a little sandalwood, and even a touch of incense. Reminds me of the best old heavily sherried Yamazakis at some point
timer Finish
very long, drier again – which is great – and rather more on coffee-schnapps. That would be the greatest schnapps in the greatest coffee, of course