Macallan 1978-1996 - 18 Year Old - Sherry Cask

INFORMATION

Macallan 1978 - 1996. 18 Year Old. Matured in Sherry Casks. 70cl. 43%.

A magnificent old Macallan 18-year-old from the 1978 vintage, bottled at the height of the distillery’s pomp in the mid-1990s when every new Macallan release was a true delight. These wonderful late 1970s vintages were the beginning of the end of the truly stratospheric Macallans, with oceans of dry, nutty sherry notes balanced by exquisite dried fruit flavours on a bed of sweet and spicy oak. These old glories make an almost irrefutable argument for the reintroduction of paxarette.

DISTILLERY:Macallan

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:43%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1978

BOTTLING DATE::1996

AGE:18

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.