Macallan 1958/1959-1985 - 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt

INFORMATION

Macallan 1958/1959. Bottled 1985. 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt. 75cl. 43%.

This Macallan 1958-59 25-year-old Anniversary Malt was one of a handful of mixed-vintage Macallan Anniversary Malts that appeared in 1984 and 1985, presumably in response to greater-than-expected demand. The Anniversary Malt range had been launched a couple of years earlier and multiple batches were released annually in the early years for different markets.

DISTILLERY:Macallan

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:43%

Bottle SIZE:75cl / 750ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1958/1959

BOTTLING DATE::1985

AGE:25

The grandest of Speyside’s blue chip distilleries, Macallan was founded in 1824 and carved a reputation for luxury single malt whisky in the 1980s with string of 18-year-old and 25-year-old sherry-matured vintage single malts distilled in the 1960s and 1970s, building on the renown of earlier highly-regarded licensed bottlings by Gordon & MacPhail and Campbell, Hope and King.

In the early 2000s, as the supply and quality of even the best sherry casks declined dramatically, Macallan introduced their Fine Oak series, an initially controversial range of bottlings that included bourbon-matured spirit in the cask recipe. While the Fine Oak series took some time to find its audience, Macallan’s status as the top Speyside distillery - particularly at auction - was already well-established and today a legion of eager Macallan fans ensure that each new luxury bottling from the distillery sells out immediately on release.