Macallan 1989 SMWS 24.139 Beauty beyond skin deep
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | Beauty beyond skin deep |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | 24.139 |
| Bottles Released | 559 |
| ABV | 46.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
Mahogany
air Nose
Instantaneously classical, pure sherried Macallan. A cavalcade of prunes, dates, crushed walnuts, balsamico and damp earth. Develops further with all these wonderful tertiary aromas of pipe tobacco, hessian, coal hearth and some jammy red fruit notes. It's a delightful, clean and balanced nose that would make diehard Macallan fans squee. Some toffee, liquorice and fresh banana bread follows on although globally it actually starts to feel like quite a dry and lean sherry style
restaurant Palate
Syrupy fruit liqueurs of the strawberry, orange and banana kind along with wood spice, a little natural tar, some more liquorice and something a little sappy. There is an extractive edge to the wood but it has a thickness that keeps the tannins (mostly) in check. Becomes quite spicy in an oriental way with notes of soy and five spice, also quite a bit of high cocoa dark chocolate with sea salt. It's good but it's really walking a bitter tightrope
timer Finish
Medium-long with some black pepper and strong tea. Not so much fruit around but more earthiness, dried mushrooms, umami and spice
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