Macallan – Fine Oak 18 Year Old (70cl, 43.00%)

Macallan – Fine Oak 18 Year Old is a single malt whisky from Macallan (Speyside). Aged 18 years, bottled at 43.00% ABV, 70cl. The Fine Oak series from Macallan was launched in 2004 and featured "triple matured" expressions, vatted from a combination of sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks, and American oak bourbon casks. Macallan 18 Year Old Fine Oak It may be hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, Macallan was primarily a constituent malt in blends. It was not until the 1980s downturn in the market that the distillery decided to focus on its single malt brand. Fortuitously, this coincided with the crest of a wave of enthusiasm for the high quality releases that the distillery had licensed to Campbell, Hope & King and Gordon & MacPhail in the 1960s and 1970s. These remain some of the most collectible on the market. While global single malt sales volume is still lead by Speyside neighbours, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, Macallan is easily the most sought after. So much so in fact, that they had to open a brand new distillery in 2018, a subterranean architectural masterpiece within the Easter Elchies estate, boasting 36 copper pot stills. The Fine Oak series from Macallan was launched in 2004 and featured \"triple matured\" expressions, vatted from a combination of sherry seasoned European oak cask, Sherry seasoned with American oak, and Ameican oak cask seasoned with bourbon casks. The range was rebranded as the Triple Cask in 2018 in order to bring it into line with the distillery's new core range, where it is currently joined by Sherry Oak Cask and Double Cask age-statements. Crown jewel of the Edrington Group and one of the best-known names in single malt Scotch, made famous by the legendary status of much of the whisky it has produced over the years, including its Fine & Rare series, Anniversary malts and flagship annual 18-year-old release.