Macallan 2002 SMWS 24.130 Refined and sophisticated
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | Refined and sophisticated |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | 24.130 |
| Bottles Released | 200 |
| ABV | 57.3% |
| Volume | 25 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 돌리면 짙은 금빛이 유리에 걸리고 곧 신선한 오렌지 향이 코로 곧장 올라온다. 조금 더 맡으면 감초와 감기 시럽을 닮은 달큰한 향이 뒤를 잇는다. 한 모금 머금으면 57.3도가 혀를 밀고 오렌지 샐러드에 박하 잎을 얹은 듯한 맛이 퍼진다. 혀 위에서 굴리면 흙내와 후추가 살아나며 퍼스트필 버번 배럴의 바닐라가 뒤를 받친다. 삼킨 뒤에는 진한 찻물 같은 마른 기운이 목을 조인다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
this one’s very different again. I really love it that Macallan were successively issuing very different batches within the same range and expression (they were all 15s, in fact), with little concerns for consistency, let alone homogenisation. The fresh fruits are back, while there’s rather less smoke than in the 1952 (yeah I know, that kind of invalidates my theories w.r.t. peat and post-WWII vintages at Macallan), and less dried fruits than in the 1962. In fact, what really comes out is fresh oranges, then cough syrup and liquid liquorice. This one’s maybe a little less complex than the others but they’re all very complex whiskies anyway. Oh, forget
restaurant Palate
indeed, it’ very different. Some kind of orange salad with a few mint leaves and drops of olive oil, I’d say. And indeed it’s rather less peaty than the 1952, but peaty it is, in fact. It’s also rather earthy, and then very peppery. In truth, it’s stunning whisky, but it’s struggling a bit after that utterly amazing 1952. Queen Liz the Second would agree, I suppose
timer Finish
long but rather drying and, I have to say, tea-ish