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Whisky Magazine Award Winner The Macallan 1949, 50 Years Old, Millennium

The Macallan 1949, 50 Years Old, Millennium

Brand The Macallan
Expression 1949, 50 Years Old, Millennium
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 50 Year Old
Vintage 1949
Abv 46.00%
Produced at Macallan Distillery
Region Speyside
Launched 1824
Availability Worldwide in limited quantities
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.themacallan.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 7 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Peaty, smoky, almost sooty.
Palate
Firm, slippery. Treacly, oaky. The oak is big but never overpowering.
Finish
Like eating hard butterscotch flavoured with root ginger, while indulging the odd post-prandial burp of Christmas pudding.
Comment
A beautifully composed, luxurious whisky.

Jim Murray

Nose
Toffee and sherry hand in hand, alongside ripe apples and grape. Sweet and sexy.
Palate
Mouth-filling and malty, sandwiched by some fine and extremely clean sherry notes.
Finish
Lingering oloroso and liquorice; good age but light enough for the malt, spice and smoke finish.
Comment
Magnificent finesse and charm makes this a Macallan to die for.

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