Nose
Dried orange peel, old sherry, polished wood, and a dark marmalade sweetness that has had decades to settle.
No. 01 · Single Malt
The Macallan 1926 60 Year Old, Valerio Adami
The Macallan · Speyside
Distilled in 1926, bottled in 1986 from a single sherry cask, and later dressed with a label by Valerio Adami. It is one of the most celebrated bottles in Scotch, and one of the least likely to be tasted.
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- Distillery
- The Macallan
- Country / region
- Scotland · Speyside
- Style
- Single Malt
- Year of release
- 1986
- Age statement
- 60 Year Old
- Bottles made
- The distillery has confirmed 40 bottles were drawn from cask 263 in 1986. Twelve later received Valerio Adami labels. One of those is widely reported to have been destroyed.
- ABV
- 42.6%
- Cask type
- European oak sherry cask, number 263
- Approximate value
- Auction results for Adami and the sister labels have reached the millions of pounds. Treat any figure as a past sale, not a price.
Tasting notes
Palate
Concentrated, silky, and drier than the colour suggests: raisin, walnut, cocoa, and a firm oak tannin.
Finish
Very long, with cedar, espresso, and a last trace of orange oil.
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