The Macallan 25 yo Annual Release 2021

 

 

 

43°

Distillery : The Macallan - Speyside

Sherry Seasoned Casks from Jerez

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2021

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated 

The first 25 year old to appear at Macallan dates from 1983. It was vintage, distilled in 1957, and sold for 25 pounds sterling, the equivalent of a hundred euros today. It is now necessary to multiply this sum by 25 to obtain one, in the best case. About the beginning of the century, the date of distillation disappeared from the bottle. The limited editions are annual, the one I tasted dates from 2021. I do not know the number of bottles produced, and I am not quite sure that it is not cold filtered, even if a large majority of sites confirm this.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

A big drop of cherry liqueur, but with the patina of a very noble wood, walnut, mahogany. Dried fruits, grapes, bananas, figs, goji berries, drowned in a chocolate coulis. Fresh pears, prunes, some forest fragrances, undergrowth, heather. On the palate, it is on dates, fresh figs, with red fruits, blood oranges, acerola, pomegranate, and a creaminess reminiscent of passion fruit. It's still very woody, but with exotic touches, pineapple, coconut, which mingle with discreet spices, nutmeg, gray pepper, and a pinch of cinnamon. Very long finish, explosive but not aggressive, bark, wood chips, rich and humid soil, ferns, chestnuts. Dark chocolate, blueberry filling.

 

In Short, 

I'm not going to lie, it's sublime. Some would like to speak ill of this, as it is now the plaything of speculators, but no, it is magnificent actually. What a shame it's not Cask Strength. It would then be one of the very best whiskys I have tasted. Otherwise, it is one of the most expensive, about that there is no doubt.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Kate Bush - Snowflake