Sourced, crafted, toasted and seasoned under the watchful eye of the Master of Wood, the hand-picked casks are delivered to the demanding specifications of the Whisky Mastery Team. Our reputation for the extraordinary is characterised by the exceptional oak casks for which The Macallan is renowned. It is an expression of our enduring desire to go beyond ordinary, to seek out the extraordinary, and create peerless single malts. Taking inspiration from The Macallan’s iconic triangle and designed to celebrate its natural colour, Rare Cask is presented in a sculpted, heavy glass decanter.Įvery Macallan single malt reveals the unrivalled commitment to the mastery of wood and spirit for which The Macallan has been known since it was established in 1824.
Far less than 1% of casks maturing at the distillery have been identified as fitting to bestow the Rare Cask name – and enable the creation of this multifaceted single malt. With rarity at its core, this is a whisky that will slightly differ in makeup from bottling to bottling with some casks so rare they will never be used again in any other Macallan. This relationship between cask and craftsman, spirit and skill, ultimately give us Rare Cask. It is the role of the whisky making team to get to know each and every cask in detail, from how it interacts with the spirit to the spectrum of colours it imparts. Incomparable access to the most extensive range of cooperages in Spain gives us some of the finest and scarcest casks to choose from to create Rare Cask, which results in a diversity in the finished whisky unlike other Macallan expression. Hand-picked by our whisky making team, the combination of sherry seasoned American and European oak casks - a high proportion of them first fill - deliver an exquisite and unmistakably woody whisky with a rich hue. May this serve as a reminder to check your whisky stock, folks.Rare Cask combines knowledge, skill, passion, commitment and creativity to create a remarkable whisky worthy of its name.Ĭrafted to showcase complexity and depth, Rare Cask is drawn from the broadest spectrum of casks used in maturation on The Macallan Estate. With four days left on the sale, bids for the coveted 1988 Macallan cask are sitting at $228,000 (£130,000) at the time of this writing. The Whisky Hammer’s April auction, which comprises more than 2,000 other lots, will wrap up this Sunday at 7 pm. On the palate, you can expect waves of mature oak and rich spices, while the long finish promises hints of honeycomb and sweet orchard fruits. “This is, without doubt, one of the most exciting casks we’ve seen come to auction in recent years, and we expect it to set a new world record by the time the auction closes on Sunday.”Īs per the unofficial tasting notes, the single malt in cask number 4180 has notes of salted caramel and orange marmalade on the nose. “Casks of this age and size are extremely rare, especially from The Macallan,” Daniel Milne, co-founder and managing director of Whisky Hammer, said in a statement. The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. The 30-year-old Macallan cask currently in the top spot achieved a per-bottle price of $2,817, according to Bonhams. The record, in this case, pertains to the per-bottle price. The Macallan Distillery in Aberlour, Scotland.
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