Macallan 1975-2005 - 30 Year Old - Fine & Rare - Single Cask 8845

INFORMATION

Macallan 1975 - 2005. 30 Year Old. Bottled by hand for the distilleries Fine & Rare series. Cask number 8845. One of 89 bottles. 700ml. 51.0%.

Matured in an American oak cask, previously seasoned with bourbon whiskey. Aromas of orange, grapefruit, banana; light oak, with a smoky backdrop, dusted with cinnamon. A fruity taste with orange, nutmeg and cinnamon leads to a finish of oak spices, dry ginger and light smoke. A single hogshead, filled on 8th May 1975, was selected as the best current expression of this year. Bottled at natural cask strength without chill filtration, this whisky derives all its colour naturally from 30 years in the cask.

DISTILLERY:Macallan

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:51.0%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:89

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:8845

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1975

BOTTLING DATE::2005

AGE:30

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.