Proving that whisky drinkers south of the equator know how to enjoy The Macallan in style, The Westcliff Hotel played host to a memorable evening exploring the many facets of The Macallan and the exceptional oak barrels that give it its unique flavour and texture. Over 100 guests explored the flavours of The Macallan 10 and 15 year old Fine Oak, and The Macallan 12 and 18 year old Sherry Oak, as well as being able to see and smell the various casks that impart the distinctive flavours to The Macallan. Each whisky was paired with a selection of fork dishes, and was tasted in an area decorated and Read more
Beer, champagne, wine, martinis; each have their own special glass. Whisky is no different, and especially when it comes to whisky tastings the glass can be critical to your overall dramming experience. As the legendary Charles Maclean states on Maclean’s Whiskypedia “The right size and shape of a glass is vital and makes a huge difference to one’s ability to nose effectively.”
So what glass is the best for dramming?
Chances are that if you consider yourself a whisky drinker, your likely choice of glass is a ‘Tumbler‘ – a round, stubby crystal glass that feels quite heavy on the hand. The tumbler is aesthetically pleasing, easy to Read more
Yet another country has been added to the list of those that have hosted the Macallan-Lalique Cire Perdue decanter containing the oldest Macallan to ever be bottled by us in our 180-year history. This time the host nation was South Korea and to be even more precise, the Pierre Gagnaire restaurant in Lotte Hotel, Seoul.
During the day Korea’s who’s who of media were treated to a lunch where the menu was deliberately chosen to ‘marry’ the chef’s creations with The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 years old, Fine Oak 15 years old, and Sherry Oak 18 years old expressions.
This post has been brewing in our minds for some time now. To be precise, since May 2010, when we found what was to become a fantastic series chronicling the history of whisky in the USA as told through the images of the Life Magazine’s Archive. The series, created by our friends at Aspiring Gentleman, has so far collated American whisky history since before the 1900s up to the 1950s told in seven posts.
With such good material to work with, we clearly had to find a way to build on it. So we decided to put history and history side by side, creating a fascinating account of what was happening in the world of whisky before Read more
Time flies when you’re having fun, and this year seems to be going by in the blink of an eye! 7 months gone and we’re happy to again be bringing you the best of The Macallan related links found online in the previous month.
The month of July 2010 brought us something we had not yet collated in the past and are happy to be sharing now. This time around, beyond the usual links to a Macallan review, we are sharing 4 links directing you to entire libraries of Macallan reviews! This means that whenever you want to either find out how people have rated a Macallan expression, or simply feel compelled to share your own review of a Macallan expression, Read more
