THE MACALLAN
FINE & RARE 1976
1976
The Year that Was
Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, dies. The first commercial Concorde flights take off from London and Paris. James Callaghan is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States. The Olympic Games were held in Montreal, Canada, the author Agatha Christie died, and ‘The Remarkable History of The Macallan’ was sent to distributors.
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All NOBLE things are as difficult as they are RARE.
Bernard Spinoza
The Details
AGE OF WHISKY 29 Years Old
YEAR BOTTLED 2006
CASK TYPE Butt
CASK No. 11354
TOTAL OUTTURN 620 Bottle Equivalents
TINT 36
AVAILABILITY 750ml, 700ml, 50ml
The Experience
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Colour
Rich Cherry
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Nose
Toffee apple, dates and vanilla pod overlay cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg spices, with a background of woodsmoke and polished oak.
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Palate
Wood spices and smoke prominent, touched with peaches and dates.
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Finish
Fruit, spice, oak, slightly dry.
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Strength
45.5%vol, Natural Cask Strength
