INFORMATION
Macallan Royal Marriage. A vatting of two casks distilled in 1996 and 1999 bottled in 2011 to celebrate the marriage of William and Kate. One of 1,000 bottles. 700ml. 46.8%.
DISTILLERY:Macallan
DISTILLERY STATUS:Working
Bottle ABV:46.8%
Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml
Bottle PRODUCED:1,000
BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling
SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland
LIMITED EDITION:yes
CASK TYPE:Single Malt
REGION:Speyside
DISTILLED YEAR:1996/1999
BOTTLING DATE::2011
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.
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