Macallan 1971-1989 | 18 Year Old Sherry Cask

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 75cl / 43%

An old bottle of Macallan 1971 18-year-old Speyside single malt whisky bottled at 43% with the classic blue ribbon packaging back in 1989, back when the standard bottling size was still 750ml.

These early 1970s vintage Macallan 18-year-olds still represent the gold standard for sherried Speyside single malt whisky. Distilled in the era before modernisation and a shortage of sherry casks took hold t 1971 Macallan is wonderful old style, unctuous sherried dram, perfect for after-dinner sipping. 

Expect lots of figs, walnut oil, balsamico, leather, touches of cured meats and dark fruits in this 18-year-old Macallan 1971, whose cloak of pristine sherry holds everything together. A wonderful benchmark dram, offering ample evidence of why the whisky made at Macallan in the 1970s and earlier is still regarded as iconic.

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