Macallan 18yo 1989 label

Related whiskies : The Macallan 18 Years Old , The Macallan 18 Years Old, Fine Oak , The Macallan 1979 18 Years Old, Gran Reserva , The Macallan 1989, Exceptional Cask V

by **Nelly** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:36 pm

Did Macallan change the label for the 1989 18yo from previous "new version" years? It seems to me as though the 86-88 had gold writing under the large 18 against a gray background of the distillery, while the 89 label has no such watermark-like feature. Does anyone have both versions to compare?

http://www.vintages.com/fr/feature_fr/o ... 37-013.gif
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... l%26sa%3DN
http://www.whiskyfun.com/Material18/Macallan.jpg
http://www.parkerswhisky.co.uk/oscommer ... p-120.html

by **mikeymad** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:00 am

There are lots of variations in the 18yo lables.

From my bottles:

The gold lettering is different. The type and size are also changed.

Cheers,

by **mikeymad** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:15 am

It is kind of like a game....

Cheers,

by **bcrossan** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:20 am

mikeymad wrote:It is kind of like a game....

Cheers,

I wonder if Waldo is hidden somewhere in the label?

by **mikeymad** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:34 am

I thought about that too when I was looking....

Cheers,

by **Ryguy** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:49 pm

bcrossan wrote:I wonder if Waldo is hidden somewhere in the label?

I found him! I found him!

by **Ganga** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:34 pm

It's a moving Waldo too. :wink:

I think he went and tinkled behind the tree at some point.

by **UUNetBill** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:01 pm

FWIW, my 1989 has the same label as the one here in the photos, if that helps.

Related whiskies : The Macallan 18 Years Old , The Macallan 18 Years Old, Fine Oak , The Macallan 1979 18 Years Old, Gran Reserva , The Macallan 1989, Exceptional Cask V