Macallan 1989-2003 - Exceptional Cask - Single Cask 552

INFORMATION

Macallan 1980 - 2003. Exceptional Cask series. Cask number 552. Matured in a Oloroso butt. 50cl. 59.2%.

The 5th and penultimate bottling of the legendary original run of Macallan Exceptional Casks. Macallan 1989 ESC V appeared as a 14-year-old in 2003 and was bottled from an Oloroso sherry butt cask number 552 at its mighty natural strength of 59.2%. One of the finest of these outstanding official cask strength Macallans.

DISTILLERY:Macallan

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:59.2%

Bottle SIZE:50cl / 500ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:552

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1989

BOTTLING DATE::2003

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.