The Macallan Fine Oak 15 yo

Tasting Notes : The nose has aromas of orange peel, ripe melon, mango, vanilla pod. hot sawdust, coconut, hazelnut, and wax polish. The palate has superb balance with flavours of honey, nutty oak, cooked fruits (crème de pêche, black banana), caramel toffee, oak, bracken and dark chocolate.

Producer : The Macallan

Method of Production : Pure borehole water is mixed with ground malt from a mix of Chariot, Optic and Golden Promise barley, all at very low peating level. Fermentation in stainless steel washbacks precedes distillation in pot stills. One wash still feeds two spirit stills - these smaller spirit stills encourage maximum contact between contents and copper, helping remove impurities and concentrating the flavours thus giving a rich spirit. Macallan takes one of the finest 'cuts' of any distillery in Scotland; only the best of the best, typically just 16%, goes forward to fill the casks. A minimum of 15 years ageing in mixture of European and American Oak casks, that have previously contained either Sherry or American Bourbon, preceded chill filtration and bottling.