Macallan 1981 Gran Reserva 18 Years Sherry Oak Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 40.0% ABV - extremely rare original bottling!
The Macallan Gran Reserva has bathed deeply in the most sultry of Spanish Sherry casks. These casks were set aside from all others, filled with The Macallan spirit and judiciously nosed over the years by the Distillery Management. Having slumbered in the Macallan warehouses at Easter Elchies, the Macallan Gran Reserva now reveals itself as a malt steeped in the pedigree oft The Macallan. From the initial gathering of water at there own private source, to the shipping of casks, each moment, each costly selection of the best is, to be found in The Macallan Gran Reserva.
A majestic richness is captured fully in the deep topaz of the whisky body. To the nose it reveals a full, earthy character, wherein the oak casks suffuse with the complex, fruity spirit spirit to create an aura of luxurious fulfilment. On the palate it releases a flow of of gathering intensity, as the depth of its history breaks over the warmth of its soul. The Macallan Gran Reserva a choice of consummate craftsmanship. In recognition of the richness the meticulously selected Spanish Oloroso sherry casks impart, this whisky was christened Gran Reserva, it has emerged as the deepest-hued, fullest-flavored 18-year-old Macallan has ever produced.
During the regular nosing which each cask of The Macallan undergoes to ascertain its individual characteristics, it was found that a shipment of particularly pronounced, resonant casks had created a distinctive, dark and profoundly complex malt whisky, unmistakably The Macallan, but with a strong character and style all of its own. In view of the exceptional character and complexity of the whisky in these casks and the current demand from connoisseurs for rare malts at the very top end, we agreed that Gran Reserva should be bottled as a stand alone malt whisky.
- Colour: deep topaz
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Speyside
- Vintage: 1981
- Year Bottled 1999
- Age 18 years old
- Cask Wood Type: Sherry
- Alcohol ABV% 40.0
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- bottle with wooden box and tag
- Importeur: The Macallan Distillery LTD, Easter Elchies, Craigellaichie, Schottland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, number unknown - rare old version!
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