Macalllan Single Malt Whisky M Decanter Release 2020 0,7L 45%

Macallan Single Malt Whisky Concept Number 2 2019 0.7L 40% Malt distillery from Speyside Another distillery located in Speyside that has been producing whisky for over 200 years is The Macallan distillery. If the company had not been lost in 1996, it would have been one of the last independent companies today, like Glenfiddich, Glenfarclas or Springbank. At that time, however, Highland Distillers made a takeover offer to the company, which was actually well below its market value. However, an earlier deal was the downfall of the entrepreneurs and they had to sell. In an earlier financial uncertainty, a 25% share was sold to the Japanese Suntory company, and Rémy also owned 1%. Highland Destillers acquired these company shares, made a pact with Suntory and from then on owned the majority of shares in Macallan. One could only hope that this takeover would not cause Macallan Whisky to lose its good reputation as the 'Rolls Royce' of whisky, but fortunately it hasn't. Today it still wins prizes in numerous tastings and record prices are paid at auctions for old Macallan bottlings. Concept No. 2 It is the second of three bottlings in the Concept series from Macallan. The special thing about this bottling is that it targets the two passions of master blender Steven Bremner. He combines whisky and music. Whisky & music, how do they fit together? Bremner says that making whisky is in some ways the same as creating a song. First, the base note must be determined, with whisky this is the basic taste, then you can build up layer by layer around it. With both products, individual elements can be changed to go either in one direction or the other. Like Concept No. 1, No. 2 was also matured in different barrels. The longer maturation phase took place in Miguel Martin sherry barrels, followed by a finish in ex-bourbon barrels. The tasting notes show aromas of toffee, stewed apples and a hint of vanilla. Oak wood and spicy notes complement the taste. The finish also clearly shows pleasantly sweet aromas, accompanied by spices and toffe.

Macallan Edition No. 6 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 0.7L 48.6% Without packaging Success story since 1824 Scotland's first legal distillery has stood for the very best whisky since the early 1824s. At first, only blended whisky was produced on the banks of the Spey, but over the years, especially from the late 1960s, the company increasingly devoted itself to the production of single malts. But what exactly has contributed to the distillery's immense success, that has caused whisky to increase so enormously in value over the years? The secret of Macallan lies in the art of standing out from the crowd and thus not keeping up with the masses of whisky, as Jim Beam does, for example. The Macallan distillery continually brings strictly limited products onto the market, so they keep a close eye on each individual production and demand for the products remains high. Edition series One of these special 'small batch' bottlings, as they are often called, is the 'Edition series', which has had its last product in the form of 'Edition No. 6'. For Edition No. 6, Master Distiller Steven Bremner used five different cask types during the maturation phase. As is usual with Macallan, this can be seen on the packaging, where you can find the well-known cask image, which shows the cask types in layers. It is characterized by an incredibly harmonious and complex aroma. On the nose, it entices with the sweet aroma of red fruits and toffee, but also with spicy components such as oak and ginger. Ginger is even more evident on the palate, followed by orange notes, nutmeg and oak again. The finish also offers the full force of aromas: a great balance between fruit and spiciness lingers.

Macallan Single Malt Whisky Double Cask 18 Years 0.7L 43% Double Cask 18 Years The 18-year-old Double Cask is also a product from the Double Cask series. Compared to the 12- and 15-year-olds, it is the oldest in the series. For storage, it was decided to divide the whisky into two different types of casks, but what both have in common is that sherry was previously stored in both types. One part matures in American oak casks, another part in European oak casks. In total, the whisky matured for a good 18 years before the two whiskies were married together. The aroma is characterized by dried fruit and a pleasant sweetness due to storage in the sherry-soaked casks. Spice notes such as nutmeg and cloves can also be heard, and the sherry influences are clearly recognizable.

Macallan Masters of Photography Magnum Edition 0.7L 43.7% Masters of Photography Series What better way to celebrate a new opening than with a special edition? That's what Macallan thought too and decided to create a new edition of the well-known Masters of Photography series. This edition, strictly limited to 2000 bottles, even has an additional special feature this time: Compared to the previous edition, several well-known photographers from Magnum Photos were brought on board this time: Alec Soth, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Steve McCurry, Martin Paar, Paolo Pellergrin and Mark Power worked together on this project and present impressive images of the Macallan distillery. Master distiller Sarah Burgess created the matching whisky. The new edition consists of a total of eight malt barrels. She deliberately chose barrels that have stark contrasts and characteristics to reflect the different photo styles of the photographers. In detail, there are notes of fresh, spicy ginger, oak wood and fresh hints of citrus fruits on the nose. On the palate there are fruity notes of apples and a hint of peat. You can taste honey and other candied dried fruits before the whisky goes into a medium-long finish.