Macallan – 31 Year Old 1990 XOP Black Series (Douglas Laing) (42.3%)

This is a 31 year old Macallan, distilled in May 1990 and bottled in December 2021 by the independent bottler Douglas Laing. It belongs to the Xtra Old Particular (XOP) Black Series, which Douglas Laing keeps for some of its oldest casks. The whisky matured in a single refill sherry hogshead, cask 15149, and was bottled at a natural cask strength of 42.3% ABV. The outturn was 174 bottles, each presented in the XOP Black Series case.