"An Estate, A Community and A Distillery" is The Macallan's single malt made with the pop artist Sir Peter Blake for the Anecdotes of Ages Collection. It pays tribute to characters from Macallan's past and present, carries a label Blake designed digitally, and comes boxed with a printed scroll of his artwork.
About This Whisky
Lead Whisky Maker Sarah Burgess took her inspiration from Blake's character and aimed for a classic Macallan with a twist of treacle and black pepper. The spirit was matured in sherry-seasoned European and American oak and bottled at 47.7% ABV, with no age statement. The blue and green presentation box, in colours that shaped Blake's art, holds the bottle, a certificate on the history behind the artwork, and the scroll. A tracing-paper overlay on the scroll names each character in the collage.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Rich dried fruit and spice, with orange and clove.
- Palate: Dried fruit, cracked black pepper and treacle, with vanilla and orange oil.
- Finish: Long, rich oak with cinnamon and cacao.
Serving & Food
At 47.7% it holds up to a few drops of water, added slowly. Serve at room temperature in a copita-style glass. Good partners are a Christmas pudding, roast venison with juniper, or a wedge of Stilton.
How to Enjoy
Admirers of Sir Peter Blake and British pop art, and a gift where the box and scroll are as much the point as the whisky.
Product Details
Producer: The Macallan
Collaboration: Sir Peter Blake, Anecdotes of Ages Collection
Category: Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
Release: An Estate, A Community and A Distillery, limited release with scroll
Age: No age statement
Cask: Sherry-seasoned European and American oak
ABV: 47.7%
Volume: 750mL
Origin: Scotland
Region: Speyside
About the Distillery
The Macallan's friendship with Sir Peter Blake goes back almost four decades, and the Anecdotes of Ages Collection is their third project together. Blake visited the estate on the Spey and gathered stories about the people, places and landmarks there. Those became thirteen one-off bottles of a 1967 single malt, each with its own original collage label, covering subjects such as Easter Elchies House, the licence to distil, the river and the new distillery. This bottling is the wider edition drawn from the same project.