Macallan 1988 SMWS 24.50 Apple strudel and Ovaltine

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryMacallan
BottlerThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1988
Bottled Year1998
Age10년
Cask TypeEx-Bourbon Cask
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV58.8%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
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Flavor Profile

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

Tasting Notes

Colour

amber with copper tones

air Nose

no, this is quite different, far more on roasted nuts and fruitcake, mocha, roasted sesame oil, even beeswax and dried beef. Then it shifts gradually towards furniture polish. Overall, it’s distinctly drier. With water: this official version gains a slight edge, thanks to a little more beeswax and some soft oils (sunflower)

restaurant Palate

the gap narrows on the palate, with the differences becoming more subtle. We’re on spicy dried fruits and Armagnac-soaked prunes once more. One is reminded of Austrian ‘Rumba Pfaumle’, which, long story short, translates, for the record, as ‘chocolate-dipped dried plums with domestic rum’. And in Austria, domestic rum is quite something, but I digress… With water: this time we’re nearly identical, this one just being a tad more polished, more harmonious. Dates and figs, with a signature note of copper coin

timer Finish

lovely length, loads of dried fruits, and a burst of honey arriving late

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