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The Macallan rare cask
black
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Distillery:
The Macallan
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Company:
Edrington Group
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Cask Maturation
1st Fill European sherry cask and American oak barrels
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Strength
48% ABV
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Note
Natural color
1824 Maters series
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Volume:
70 cl
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Price
300
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Speyside
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Adres
Easter Elchies, Aberlour AB38 9RX
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Website:
themacallancom
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Type:
Single Malt
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Age:
NAS
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Bottled:
2015
Taste note
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Colour:
Dark amber
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Nose:
Intense flavor from a timeless thread of peat smoke. A beautiful combination of dried fruits, nutmeg, ginger and beautifully polished oak plus dates, figs and raisins, heavy but sweet.
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Palate:
Similar to the nose, it starts off with a strong sherry sweetness, followed with dry smokiness that reveals itself yielding to softer oak tones. Hints of vanilla and spices in the background.
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Finish:
Long and fruity but also sweet with an elegant wood smoke.
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Conclusion:
Macallan Rare Cask Black is a very complex and successful whisky. It will please a lot of whisky lovers with different choices due to its playful balance between peat and sherry. With its 450$ price tag and only 100 casks with no future plans for more, makes this more of a collector`s item than an everyday dram. The presentation of the bottle and packaging is amazing and really looks good.
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- vanilla
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- burned wood
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- wood
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- nuts
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- smoke
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- sherry
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- honey
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- citrus fruits
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- spices