Macallan 1991 WM Barrel Selection - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Macallan |
| Bottler | Wilson & Morgan (WM) |
| Bottling Series | Barrel Selection - Cask Strength |
| Vintage | 1991 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood |
| Cask Number | 16501 |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
커피를 닮은 어두운 빛이 잔 안에서 무겁게 흔들린다. 오래된 올로로소의 향이 그대로 살아 검은 건포도와 무화과 리큐어, 파이프 담배가 층층이 겹친다. 젖은 흙과 버섯, 오래된 와인 저장고의 눅눅함이 그 아래를 받치고 멘톨의 서늘함이 끝에 스친다. 58.6도의 입안은 오래된 아르마냑에 가까울 만큼 진하다. 자두와 건포도, 마멀레이드가 두꺼운 질감으로 흐르고 백단의 기운이 뒤를 잇는다. 여운은 아주 길고 건조하게 커피로 닫힌다.
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