Macallan Genesis 72 Year Old - Lalique Decanter

One of two Genesis releases bottled in 2018 to celebrate the opening of the brand new Macallan distillery.

Presented in a beautiful Lalique crystal decanter, at the time of release this was the oldest Macallan single malt ever bottled. It was distilled in the 1940s in a period of post-war optimism both in the whisky industry and the world as a whole. Having lay maturing for a staggering 72 years, this was bottled in a year Macallan themselves described as a "new dawn," representing a new period of optimism for the future with their new, behemoth distillery opening in June that year.

The decanter and its presentation are designed to evoke and celebrate the architecture of the new site:

"Lalique has captured the character of the new Distillery in crystal, with the horizon of the decanter rising and falling in reflection of the roof line and incorporating the clean lines and natural curves. Each decanter is encased in a bespoke presentation case inspired by the interior of the Distillery, with a curved wooden roof over the decanter, and a footprint taken directly from the circular layout of the three new still houses."

It was designed by Burgess Studio, and was handcrafted by Royal Warrant holding cabinet makers, NEJ Stevenson.