THE MACALLAN
FINE & RARE 1974
1974
The Year that Was
The Nobel Prize winning writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn is expelled from the Soviet Union. After 84 days in space, the final crew of the US space station, Skylab, return safely to earth. US President Richard Nixon is forced to resign, Lord Lucan disappeared and Stephen Hawking proposed a new Black Hole theory. Boxer Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’.
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HISTORY is philosophy derived from EXAMPLES.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
The Details
AGE OF WHISKY 30 Years Old
YEAR BOTTLED 2004
CASK TYPE Puncheon
CASK No. 929038
TOTAL OUTTURN 527 Bottle Equivalents
TINT 44
AVAILABILITY 750ml, 700ml, 50ml
The Experience
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Colour
Rosewood
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Nose
Rich chocolate orange, raisins, custard, sandalwood, cinnamon/cloves with a hint of wood smoke.
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Palate
Abundant wood spices, blackcurrant, softer citrus fruits and a touch of peat.
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Finish
Lingering with fruits and spices.
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Strength
56.5%vol, Natural Cask Strength
