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About This Whisky
Distilled in 1979 and bottled in 1997, this Macallan Gran Reserva is an 18-year-old sherry-cask single malt from an earlier generation of the distillery's releases. It was bottled at 40% and shows the dark, dense house style.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Raisin, fig and orange peel, with dark chocolate, old leather and polished wood.
- Palate: Full and rich, with Christmas cake, treacle, clove and mature oak.
- Finish: Long and warming, with cocoa, dried fruit and sweet oak.
Serving & Food
Serve neat in a small nosing glass and let it rest after pouring. Match it with Christmas pudding or walnuts with aged Parmigiano.
Good to Know
How should I store it? Upright and out of the light.
Should I add water? No. At 40% it needs none.
Product Details
| Producer | The Macallan |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
| Cask | Sherry cask |
| Age | 18 years |
| Vintage | 1979 / 1997 |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Size | 700mL |
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About the Distillery
Alexander Reid began distilling on the Easter Elchies land above the Spey in 1824, and Edrington has owned The Macallan since 1999. Its sherry casks are seasoned in Jerez before they reach Scotland.