LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 23: Bottles of assorted years outdated Macallan highland single malt whisky are … [+]
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The Macallan has launched a brand new member of its Superb & Uncommon Assortment, Superb & Uncommon 1989. The most recent version within the line of vintage-dated single malt whiskies was stuffed on December 12, 1989 and bottled in January of this yr. It was matured in a single sherry seasoned European oak butt cask for 32 years and is introduced at money power.
The Superb & Uncommon Assortment was initially launched in 2002 and is comprised of 59 particular person releases throughout eight many years, the oldest of which was distilled in 1926.
“The Macallan Superb & Uncommon Assortment is impressed by our whisky-making legacy. It’s the best and rarest vary of single malt whiskies on the earth and divulges the mastery of wooden and spirit for which The Macallan has been famend since 1824,” says Kirsteen Campbell, Grasp Whisky Maker at The Macallan. “These 59 distinctive vintages are merchandise of nature’s mild course of, undisturbed for many years in sherry seasoned oak casks. All of them converse of an unbroken provenance that has rooted The Macallan to its dwelling at Easter Elchies for practically two centuries and have been nurtured by nature on our lovely 485-acre Property, following time-honored maturation to realize perfection. Every launch is totally particular person however unmistakably Macallan. Superb & Uncommon 1989 will be a part of its distinguished predecessors and it’s a privilege to play a component in crafting this incomparable assortment.”
The Macallan Superb & Uncommon 1989
The Macallan
As you may think by the actual fact this one is each outdated and was aged in a single cask, there’s not a lot of it to go round. A restricted variety of bottles will likely be obtainable in chosen bars and eating places, and premium retailers completely within the USA from September 2022. For every 750ml decanter, The Macallan Superb & Uncommon 1989 has an SRP of $18,500 and an SRP of $17,300 for 700ml bottles.
Whereas not many people are seemingly going to get to style this one, the model handed alongside some tasting notes to you will get a really feel for what’s within the bottle. The Macallan says Superb & Uncommon 1989 imparts aromas of darkish cherries, candy treacle toffee, cocoa powder, and gingerbread. Amaretti biscuits, caramelized pineapple, demerara sugar, wealthy treacle tart, candied fruits, plum jam, and a touch of darkish chocolate develop on the palate and the end is multi-layered, lengthy and sophisticated.
Every bottle of Macallan Superb & Uncommon 1989 options the cask quantity, yr of distillation and yr of bottling printed on the label. The age, power, and quantity are all handwritten in line with the custom that started when the gathering was born. Every bottle is encased in an FSC-certified European oak presentation field which additionally accommodates data on how you can document a Classic Macallan Superb & Uncommon bottle in The Macallan Classic Bottle Register in Easter Elchies Home, the religious dwelling of the model positioned on The Macallan Property.
