The Macallan is a single malt whiskey distillery in Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Banffshire, Scotland.
The Macallan was one of the first distilleries in Scotland to be legally licensed. The production of The Macallan is based on decisive influences from Spain, North America and Scotland as well as their respective natural raw materials in combination with traditional methods and craftsmanship.
All of the whiskeys get their color 100 percent from the wood of the barrels in which they are stored. Since wood is a natural product, every tree is different and therefore gives the whiskey different flavors and colors as it matures. The assembled barrels from northern Spain are then flavored with sherry for 18 months and then shipped to Scotland, where they are bottled with the fine brandy from The Macallan.
Macallan whiskey maker, Polly Logan, collaborated with David Carson, one of the most influential and revolutionary contemporary graphic designers, to create this exclusive whiskey.
This was designed in such a way that it combines the richness of the first-fill sherry barrels, the sweetness and freshness of the ex-bourbon barrels as well as the balance and flavor of the specially selected refill and Virgin American oak barrels .
As a lively, complex and unusually fresh whiskey, Concept No. 3 with scents of pear, ginger, apricot, cinnamon and vanilla. On the palate you can perceive warming oak spices, apple, pear, vanilla, delicate herbal influences and a light lemon aroma. The finish is medium-sweet and is accompanied by light pastry notes.
