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The Macallan Edition No. 1

Scotch Single Malt Speyside
Age
No age statement
ABV
48%
Introduced
2015
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of The Macallan Edition No. 1

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Deep amber with burnished copper
Nose
Rich dried fruit, dark chocolate, and intense oloroso sherry. Orange peel, ginger, and warm oak. Leather, vanilla, and a touch of rancio. Complex and bold — the first of the Edition series
Palate
Full-bodied at 48%. Intense dried fruit (fig, date, raisin), dark chocolate, and rich oloroso sherry. Orange marmalade, ginger, clove, and warm oak. Leather and toasted almond. Powerful yet balanced — showcasing exceptional cask selection
Finish
Long, rich finish. Sherry fruit and dark chocolate persist with leather, warm spice, and lingering oak. The benchmark for the Edition series

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Eight exceptional European and American oak sherry seasoned casks hand-selected by Bob Dalgarno

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