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Macallan Decades Fifties

Lot: 6140865

Macallan Decades Fifties

Winning Bid: £400

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Macallan
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Official
Bottled Strength: 
40%
Bottle Size: 
50cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Macallan Decades Fifties

It may be hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, Macallan was primarily a constituent malt in blends. It was not until the 1980s downturn in the market that the distillery decided to focus on its single malt brand. Fortuitously, this coincided with the crest of a wave of enthusiasm for the high quality releases that the distillery had licensed to Campbell, Hope & King and Gordon & MacPhail in the 1960s and 1970s. These remain some of the most collectible on the market. While global single malt sales volume is still lead by Speyside neighbours, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, Macallan is easily the most sought after. So much so in fact, that they had to open a brand new distillery in 2018, a subterranean architectural masterpiece within the Easter Elchies estate, boasting 36 copper pot stills. 

The Macallan Decades consists of four whiskies that were created to recreate the style of single malt produced as the distillery in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Thankfully their reference material for these was more reliable than the 19th century examples used to create their infamous Replica series.

This bottle was created to mirror the style of Macallan from the 1950s, which is described as being of 'intriguing depth' and with a subtle hint of peat. 

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