Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey Sherry Oak 30 Years - The Macallan
 
This Macallan is part of the Sherry Oak range and is a single malt matured for 30 years in hand-selected Jerez sherry casks. This single malt spends 30 years in the same barrels so that the distillate acquires rich aromas of orange and dried fruit with spicy notes as it matures.
 
Type: Whisky
Origin: Scotland
Aging: 30 years
Alcohol content: 43%
Format: 70cl with box
 
Tasting Notes: Dark mahogany colour. Intense aromas of sherry, oranges, cloves, nutmeg, smoked wood. Soft taste, notes of dried fruit, sherry, oranges, smoked wood. Long lasting, intense finish, with hints of oranges and spicy flavors.
 
The Distillery: Macallan is located on the western bank of the River Spey, near the city of Aberlour in an old estate of 158 hectares of which 37 are intended for the cultivation of barley, inside we find the Easter Elchies House, a manor house built in 1700 which depicts the classic style of the Highland residences of that period which Macallan took up for the distillery logo. Founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid a farmer from the area under the name of Elchies Distillery. It remained under the control of the Reid family until 1858 when it was taken over first by James Shearer Priest and James Davidson, and then, in 1968, by James Stuart. The turning point for the distillery came in 1892 when Roderick Kemp, a wine merchant from Elgin and former Talisker distiller, purchased it, expanded it and changed its name to Macallan-Glenlivet (the Glenlivet suffix was removed in 1980). Kemp manages to continuously expand the distillery on the market with excellent results, laying solid foundations both for the spirit and for the Macallan brand and reputation. In 1950 he began a long program of modernization and expansion of the distillery following continuous and growing market demand which led Macallan, in 1970, to have tripled its production with over 4.5 million liters per year, with a constant increase in stills from 6 in 1965 to 21 in 1975.