THE MACALLAN
FINE & RARE 1940
1940
The Year that Was
Literary giant Ernest Hemingway wrote ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’, which drew on his experiences as a correspondent covering the Spanish civil war. Karl K. Pabst of the Bantam Car Co., Butler, Pennsylvania, produced a four-wheel drive vehicle that would become famous as the Jeep. The name was derived from its military designation of GP – short for ‘General Purpose’.
Download the Year
Every instant of TIME is a pinprick of ETERNITY.
Marcus Aurelius
The Details
AGE OF WHISKY 37 Years Old
YEAR BOTTLED First bottled in 1977
ORIGIN Acquired in bottle from a private collection.
TOTAL OUTTURN 132 Bottle Equivalents
TINT 21
AVAILABILITY 750ml, 700ml, 50ml
The Experience
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Colour
Oak
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Nose
Fruity esters, perfumed and forward. Light oiliness apparent with tangy citrus of lemons and limes.
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Palate
Complex mix of tangy citrus fruits, spiced wood and robust peat smoke.
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Finish
Citrus, peat, spices and wood – long, long, long finish.
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Strength
43% vol Natural Cask Strength
