Macallan 1980 21 Years Sherry Butt Cask No. 17937 Exceptional Single Cask 3 Blue Ribbon Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Casks Strength 51.0% Vol. - one of only 858 bottles of an outstanding Macallan Highland Single Malt from the Exceptional Single Cask Series!
This very rare and exclusive vintage 1980 21 year old Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky comes from the Macallan Exceptional Single Cask series and these were the first ever publically available official Macallan single cask distillery bottlings, which was released in 6 editions between 1999 and 2004. In this special edition, selected exquisite Macallan Single Cask Scotch whiskies from selected Fino sherry casks, Oloroso sherry casks and sherry butt from the old Macallan warehouse with an age of almost 14 to over 24 years were bottled in a limited edition.
The Macallan Sherry Butt Cask No. 17937 Exceptional Single Cask 3 Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky was bottled exclusively with the special Blue Ribbon label for the company S. Fassbind AG in Switzerland in a limited edition of only 858 bottles. The exquisite Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky was filled on 20th November 1980 in a selected sherry butt with the cask no. 17937, the nosing by whisky maker Bob Dolgamo took place on 26th March 2002, the transfer and bottling in the interim storage facility on 20th April 2002 and the bottling took place after more than 21 years of maturation in warehouse no. 42 on 15th May 2002 without the addition of colourants and chill-filtration at cask strength 51.0% vol. All details of this exceptional Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky were handwritten on the back label and signed by Whisky Maker Bob Dolgamo.
This exclusive vintage 1980 21 years Macallan Sherry Butt Cask No. 17937 Exceptional Single Cask 3 Blue Ribbon Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky is smooth and luxurious on the nose with ginger raisin, toffee, apple and citrus with soft oak notes and a hint of peat, the flavour is sweet with sherry, spices and a hint of peat, citrus, caramel and a fine phenolic wood spice, the finish is very long, dry and a wonderful sherry sweetness - an extremely successful and exquisite Macallan Highland Single Malt that is unrivalled today!The rare Macallan Single Cask bottlings from the early ESC series from the early 2000s matured in sherry cask are of a special and exceptional quality, are among the most sought-after Macallan Scotch whiskies today, are rarely found even at renowned auction houses such as Krüger, Bonhams or Christies and achieve new record prices with almost every auction.
A very special and rare vintage 1980 Macallan Highland single malt Scotch whisky from the early 2000s with a wonderful mahogany colour and an absolute rarity for connoisseurs, discerning whisky collectors and lovers of exquisite old Scotch whiskies, which is rarely found today.
- Nose: ginger raisin, toffee apple and citrus with soft oak notes and a hint of peat
- Palate: smoked wood spice, a touch of peat light citrus fruits and slightly sweet
- Finish: phenolic wood spice, slightly drying
- Colour: mahogany
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Speyside
- Vintage: 20th November 1980
- Age: 21 years old
- Year bottled: 15th May 2002
- Cask Wood Type: Sherry Butt
- Cask No.: 17937
- Alcohol ABV% 51.0 - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1980 ESC - Exceptional Single Cask 3 Blue Ribbon exklusiv für S. Fassbind AG, Suisse
- Bottle Size 50cl / 500ml
- Warehouse Nr.: 42 / Stow: 02 / Tier: 01
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original boxed - card tube and replacement stopper with bag (tube with traces, cup rusty)
- Producer/Importer: The Macallan Distillery Ltd., Easter Elchies, Craigellaichie, Scotland / S. Fassbind AG, 6414 Oberarth, Suisse
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of only 858 bottles - unique single cask bottling and very rare collector s whisky!
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