Macallan 50 Year Old / The Red Collection / 2020 Release Speyside Whisky
- Distillery
- Macallan
- Region
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- ABV
- 40%
- Price
- £55000
- Tasting notes
- Sherried, Chocolate, Dried Fruit, Leathery, Toasted
- Description
- Macallan's 50-year-old represents the pinnacle of sherry-cask maturation, drawn from half a century in ex-sherry wood and bottled in 2020 at 45.1% ABV. The nose opens with cocoa, black cherry, and warming oak spice, while the palate deepens with dried fruit, dates, dark chocolate, and persistent orange oil. The texture is rich and layered, with leather and ginger adding complexity throughout. A whisky for patient collectors and those seeking the depth that only five decades can provide.
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Macallan 50 Year Old / The Red Collection / 2020 Release Speyside Whisky is a from Macallan (United Kingdom), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect fruity, sweet and oaky character — sherried, chocolate, dried fruit, leathery. A well-balanced whisky that appeals to both newcomers and enthusiasts. A collector's expression at a premium price point.
Macallan's 50-year-old represents the pinnacle of sherry-cask maturation, drawn from half a century in ex-sherry wood and bottled in 2020 at 45.1% ABV. The nose opens with cocoa, black cherry, and warming oak spice, while the palate deepens with dried fruit, dates, dark chocolate, and persistent orange oil. The texture is rich and layered, with leather and ginger adding complexity throughout. A whisky for patient collectors and those seeking the depth that only five decades can provide.
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