The Macallan Double Cask 15 Years Old

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The 15-year-old step up in the Double Cask range, aged in sherry-seasoned American and European oak. Dried fruit, toffee and baked apple with wood spice.

Details

Brand	The Macallan
Distillery	The Macallan
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	15 yrs
ABV	43%
Cask	Sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Dried fruit, toffee and vanilla with baked apple and smooth oak, plus honey and chocolate.
Palate: Sweet raisin and sultana, with vanilla, wood spice and citrus.
Finish: Warm ginger turning to caramel and citrus, with a lingering creamy mouthfeel.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water
On the rocks

Best sipped slowly neat. A little water brings out vanilla and dried-fruit sweetness; on the rocks the sweetness becomes crisper.

Food pairing

Sweet, rich foods: dried fruit and nuts, caramel desserts or roast pork.

Background & production

Made at The Macallan distillery near Craigellachie in Speyside. Founded in 1824, it is known for its "curiously small stills" and maturation in sherry casks, and has been owned by Edrington since 1999.

The Double Cask range combines whisky from sherry-seasoned American oak and European oak casks: the American oak brings soft vanilla sweetness, the European oak subtle spice.

The 15 Years Old follows the 12 in the range and is bottled at 43% ABV.