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About This Whisky
The last of the Gran Reserva vintages: distilled in 1982, bottled in 2002 after 20 years in sherry casks.
Gran Reserva ran from the 1979 to the 1982 vintage, released between 1997 and 2002.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Raisin, fig and orange peel with dark chocolate, old oak and baking spice.
- Palate: Rich and rounded, fruit cake and toffee over cocoa and sherry-soaked wood.
- Finish: Elegant and persistent, with dried fruit, clove and polished oak.
Serving & Food
Serve it unchilled in a copita, with aged Manchego and quince paste.
Good to Know
Why 20 years? The 1982 was held back until 2002.
How strong is it? 40%, like all Gran Reservas.
Product Details
| Producer | The Macallan |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
| Cask | Sherry casks |
| Age | 20 years |
| Vintage | Distilled 1982, bottled 2002 |
| ABV | 40% (80 proof) |
| Size | 750mL |
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About the Distillery
Alexander Reid licensed The Macallan at Easter Elchies in 1824. Edrington has owned it since 1999, when it and William Grant & Sons took over Highland Distillers, which had bought the distillery in 1996.