The second edition of The Macallan's Masters of Photography series, pairing a 20 year old Sherry Oak single malt with the work of Scottish photographer Albert Watson. Only 1,000 bottles were released, each boxed with a book of his photographs.
About This Whisky
The Albert Watson edition was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2010 at 20 years old, matured in sherry oak. It came in a presentation box with a book of Watson's photographs, and was bottled at 43%. The series continued with other photographers after Watson.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Dried fruit and orange peel, chocolate and polished oak, with a waft of sherry and spice.
- Palate: Full and refined, raisin and fig, toffee and cocoa, backed by European oak spice.
- Finish: Long, with fruit cake, cinnamon and mature wood.
Serving & Food
Serve at room temperature, neat, in a tulip glass. Once opened, pair it with duck liver pâté on toasted brioche, a slice of Dundee cake, or dark chocolate.
How to Enjoy
Photography lovers, art-edition whisky collectors and anyone who admires Albert Watson's portraits.
Product Details
Producer/Distillery: The Macallan, Speyside, Scotland
Series / Collaborator: Masters of Photography, Albert Watson
Vintage / Bottling: Distilled 1990, bottled 2010
Age: 20 years old
Cask: Sherry oak
Edition: 1,000 bottles
Volume: 750mL
ABV: 43% ABV
Origin: Scotland
About the Distillery
Macallan's view of its own whisky starts in the forest. The distillery has long put its sherry-seasoned oak casks at the centre of its flavour, and it goes to considerable lengths to source them. Timber is cut in northern Spain, coopered in Jerez, seasoned and then shipped to Speyside to be filled. For this release, Watson followed that chain in black and white, from the Spanish forests to the cooperage and finally to the Macallan estate.