Folio 7 is the seventh bottling in The Macallan Archival Series, which brings back the distillery's old print advertisements. This one revives "The Boffins Baffled", a 1980s advert about a party of scientists who came to find out what made The Macallan special and left none the wiser.
About This Whisky
The advert shows the baffled scientists carrying extra whisky back to the laboratory, all in the name of research. The whisky inside is a no-age-statement single malt from sherry-seasoned oak casks, bottled at 43% ABV with a golden honey colour. It comes in a book-shaped tin with a booklet of the vintage advertising and digital content from the archive. The series was first sold at the distillery.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Dried fruit, baked apple and pear, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, with chocolate, orange and oak.
- Palate: Raisins and fig, milk chocolate, orange peel and vanilla, with baked fruit and light spice.
- Finish: Creamy and lasting, with dried fruit and warm spice.
Serving & Food
Easy to drink neat at room temperature from a small snifter, or with a splash of cool water if you prefer it softer. Try it with apple crumble, a slice of Dundee cake, or roast pork with crackling.
How to Enjoy
Anyone with a soft spot for classic British advertising, and a thoughtful gift that comes with a story to read.
Product Details
Producer: The Macallan
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Category: Single malt Scotch whisky
Series: The Archival Series
Release: Folio 7, The Boffins Baffled
Age: No age statement
Cask: Sherry-seasoned oak casks
ABV: 43%
Volume: 700mL
Presentation: Book-shaped tin with archive booklet
About the Distillery
For a long time The Macallan was sold mostly to blenders, and its single malt reached a wider public largely through press advertising in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Those adverts leaned on dry humour and hand-drawn illustration rather than glossy photography. "The Boffins Baffled" was created by art director David Holmes and copywriter Nick Salaman, with illustrations by Mary Hogan (née Roberts). The Archival Series turns that archive into bottlings, each paired with a printed folio of the original advertising.