The Macallan 1824 Series har ingen aldersbetegnelse, men hylder i stedet de naturlige farvenuancer i whiskyen.
I stedet for aldersbetegne lægger The Macallan 1824 Series vægt på samme høje kvalitet i hver flaske samt den karakteristiske gyldne farve.
The Macallan’s 6 Pillars (hjørnesten) er dna-stammen i hver eneste flaske whisky og 1824-serien er dannet med kompromisløshed ud fra disse.
”-Vi drikker whisky – ikke årgange!!”
citat: Martin Markvardsen, Senior Brand Ambassador The Macallan
Macallan Sienna
Farve: Glødende gul med et glinsende skær.
Aroma: Subtile vaniljenoter i næsen, som er vedholdende uden at blive overvældende. Appelsinskaller pryder duften i en flot kombination fra de skarpe og søde citrusfrugter, hvor undertoner af grønne æbler skaber friskhed og udligner balancen flot.
Palette: Hvid chokolade med udsøgt elegance af egetræ og digestif. Derefter træder noter af dadler, figner og rosiner frem, hvis smag opvejes af krydderier som muskatnød, vanilje og ingefær, og frugter som æbler og appelsiner.
The Macallan Sienna er blid, mild og elegant.
1 The Six Pillars - De Seks Hjørnesten
2 The Spiritual Home : Easter Elchies House bygget i 1700-tallet våger stolt over The Macallan
3 The Curiosly Small Stills: Hos The Macallan bruger man de mindste pot stills i Speyside
4 The Exceptional Oak Casks: Under guidence af Georg Espie, The Macallan’s Master of Wood udvælges og kvalitetssikres hver eneste af de håndlavede egetræsfade
3 The Finest Cut: Kun det bedste af new maken bruges til The Macallan. Ca 16% vil blive lagt på fade
5 The Natural Colour: Farven på The Macallan’s Single Malts kommer udelukkende fra de ekseptionelle egetræsfade
6 The Peerless Spirit: Master Whisky Blender, Bob Dalgarno holder nøje øje med den sovende whisky. Perfektion er uforlignelig med The Macallan
The Series as a whole will also replace The Macallan’s fine oak and sherry oak expressions from 10 Year Old to 17 Year Old, making the 18 Year Old the youngest whisky in its portfolio with an age statement.
The Series, claims Joy Eliot, The Macallan brand ambassador, helps communicate two of The Macallan’s core themes: colour and wood.
“Part of why we are doing this, is all about colour,” she said. “The Macallan doesn’t add any spirit caramel to its whisky. Instead we use a range of woods to define our range of colours.”
The rest of the range however will be shipped to around 50 markets worldwide, including core European markets and emerging markets such as Brazil, Vietnam and Mexico. Asia Pacific will receive the Series in one to two years’ time.
The rest of the Series, which have been matured for either longer or in a wider range of casks, consists of:
Amber: Another 40% abv whisky. The amber spirit is polite, almost apologetic at first with a floral, citrus sweet nose that gains presence commanding a chorus of sweet vanilla notes over freshly harvested grain. Raisin, sultana and cinnamon look on as toffee apples and candy floss step into the limelight.
Sienna: A 43% abv whisky. This warm Sienna-coloured spirit opens with a subtle vanilla nose, persistent yet not overpowering. Orange elbows its way in, turning zesty and sharp though tempering green apples add freshness and balance. White chocolate truffles follow with a hint of nutmeg and ginger.
Ruby: The premium product in The Macallan 1824 Series. Disturbed from a long sleep in a dark and quiet warehouse European oak piques the nose before reluctantly admitting rich, dried fruits and an edgy trickle of treacle. On the palate a rush of ginger, nutmeg and resin herald orange, sultana and raisin with their restrained but pervasive sweetness.
With the absence of age statements, The Macallan has designed the packaging of the Series to reflect the colour, flavour and price point of each whisky.
The Macallan 1824 Series is separate to The Macallan 1824 Collection that is currently exclusively available in global travel retail. Elliot added that the Series may come to be known as ‘The Colour Range’ in time
The Macallan 1824 Series from Edrington on Vimeo.
