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Macallan 1979 18 Year Old Bot.1997 Gran Reserva
70cl / 40%
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A truly classic sherried Macallan, this 1979 is regarded as the best of the highly-sought-after Gran Reserva series released in the 1990s to showcase the extreme end of sherried whisky from the distillery. Scoring 91 points on Serge Valentin's whiskyfun.com, this is one of the landmark Macallan releases of the last twenty years.
Tasting Notes (1)Please note
- This is an old bottle and the closure may have deteriorated - care should be taken when it is being opened. The item is sold as described and we do not accept liability for the state of the closure.
Facts
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Bottler
Distillery Bottling
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Series
Gran Reserva
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Age
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Vintage
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Bottling Date
1997
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Country
Scotland
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Region
Speyside
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Cask Type
Oloroso Sherry
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Colouring
Yes
Tasting Notes
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Tasting notes by Whiskyfun (Serge Valentin)
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Comment
The old hyper-sherried version of the popular 18yo.
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Colour
Dark mahogany.
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Nose
Yes, this is extremely different from any other Macallan. Starts on heady notes of mulled wine, cloves, big juniper berries, spearmint and coffee toffee and gets then more classically sherried, with the dark chocolate upfront and then notes of soy sauce, balsamico and barbecued beef. Also cigar box, thuja wood and very ripe blackberries. What’s quite incredible is that the whole is still quite fresh and lively, and certainly not sluggish. I like it.
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Mouth
Thick, oily, rich, not weak at all despite the 40%, and more of a classic now. Heavy notes of rum-soaked raisins, figs, old rancio (huge!) and orange and herbs liqueur (like that famous Dantziger Goldwasser). Gets then spicier, mainly on cloves and pepper, with very funny hints of mescal as well. Excellent, really.
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Finish
Long, coating, rich but clean and pure, with a faint saltiness as the signature and an aftertaste on blackberry jelly. Excellent sherried Macallan, certainly not on the same planet as its bros from 1980 and later. SGP:742 (wazzat?)
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Score
91 points.
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Customer Reviews
Reviews
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Had a nip of this lovely stuff after dinner in Easter Elches House on the Macallan Estate to celebrate my 40th birthday! Very kindly arranged as a surprise by friends - amazing!
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My dad left my 7 siblings a bottle upon his passing with the instruction to drink it after his funeral. It was a great way to remember a wonderful man.
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I have abottle of this nectar...wife has threatened to divorce me if i go near it!!!
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I love this stuff!
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Opened one with 4 mates for a "special birthday" and it just does not get better than this! Ever!
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