Macallan 26 Year Old 1988 Xtra Old Particular

Macallan 26 Year Old 1998 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #10412 bottled October 2014 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Xtra Old Particular series. 312 bottles.

Macallan

The Macallan Distillery was established by Alexander Reid in 1824 near Easter Elchies House on the Easter Elchies estate. Easter Elchies House dates back to 1700. Macallan Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. The old still house was re-commissioned in 2008 and now Macallan Distillery operates with two still houses sheltering twenty-one copper stills. On-site maturation is carried out in traditional dunnage warehouses and by racking in large new warehouses on the estate. The Macallan visitor centre welcomes visitors throughout the year and offers distillery tours. The Macallan Distillery also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

Nose: Rich honey, Bourbon oak, spices, malty gristiness - dried fruit & a dunnage warehouse style.
Palate: Even more honey’d – tremendously sweet – barley’d with a smack of oak & late muscovado sugar.
Finish: All that went before neatly wrapped up in a mid / long, attractive finish.