Spirits Shop Select Macallan 1989 27 Year Old

Category:
 
Spirits
Sub-Category:  
 
Whisky
Producer:
 
Spirits Shop Select
Label Name:
 
Macallan 1989 27 Year Old
Country:
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Region:
 
Speyside
Volume:
 
700ml
ABV:
 
52.8%
Acidity:
 
2
Sweetness:
 
3
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
18-20°C

Awards/Ratings
User ratings around 90–91/100 on Whiskybase; bottled 2016 (distilled 1989), cask #1191 (Hogshead), com and whisky marketplace records

Tasting Note
Rich sherried profile: dried fruits, raisin, toffee and orange peel with warm baking spice, vanilla, tobacco and toasted oak; long nutty, slightly bitter orange finish.

Food Pairing
Western: dark chocolate, dried figs, mature cheddar, roasted lamb or venison. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed salmon, aged soy-marinated beef skewers.

Production Method
Single malt distilled at The Macallan, matured 27 years in a single Hogshead cask and bottled at cask strength by Spirits Shop Select, likely non-chill filtered with natural colour.

Vineyard Info
The Macallan, founded 1824 in Craigellachie, is famed for sherry‑cask expressions. Spirits Shop Select is a limited/exclusive retailer bottling series; this release was a small-run single‑cask edition (circa 156–179 bottles).