For Hot Summer Nights, Macallan 15-Year Fine Oak is Perfect Says Peachy Deegan! Charlie Whitfield You Were Right Scotch is Ideal for the Summer When You're Drinking the Right Scotch!!!
It's hot.
It's steamy.
It's summer in Manhattan.
You can see how hot it is in the picture above, and look at what the green light at the end of the dock is, and it begins with an M. FSF, we hope you are reading us up there.
This lovely summer Friday afternoon, some people with less discriminating taste are sipping Margaritas, Sangria, Beer, and possibly even cocktails with nauseating flavored vodka, but not you. You read Whom You Know with your pinky out and your school ring on it, or maybe your family ring. Monogrammed! Engraved! Your collar is up and your madras shorts are on. It is Friday in the summer, and it is HAPPY HOUR. Your fabulous whisky tot (WHISKY no e) is bored out of its mind since the winter. What to do?
In the haze of summer an idea was coming to Peachy Deegan through the clouds from her friend the esteemed Charlie Whitfield, brilliant Scotsman that he is:
What was this vision in teal and gold?
It is the Macallan Fine Oak 15 year, and it is just right for summer and Goldilocks Peachy.
The days of summer boredom for the whisky tot are gone and it is now at work having fun with this killer new scotch. Charlie has such good ideas. Stay tuned for his feature upcoming.
The excitement begins when you rip off the top, of course with your pinky still out.
We knew this would be thrilling after our experience with the phenomenal 10-year:
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOW FINE THIS IS:
Color: Rich Straw
Nose: Vanilla, with a hint of rose and cinnamon
Palate: Intense rich chocolate, with a hint of orange and raisin
Finish: Lingering, with a hint of chocolate, orange and dried fruits
Result: Weekend bliss
You can see the big smile on the tot now!
Inhale the scent from the divine cork!
Sip!
Make sure your face matches the smile of the Whisky tot.
Founded in 1824, The Macallan is one of the worlds most admired and awarded single malt whiskies. The reputation of The Macallan is based on a product of outstanding quality and distinctive character, founded upon a set of guiding principles, the Six Pillars. An obsession with quality has been the hallmark of The Macallan since it’s founding by Alexander Reid on a plateau above the river Spey in north-east Scotland. The distillery is surrounded by a 150 hectare estate, with Easter Elchies House, a Highland Manor built in 1700, at its heart. Barley unique to The Macallan is also grown on the estate.
Traditionally known for maturation in Spanish oak, sherry seasoned casks, The Macallan’s range of outstanding single malts includes: Sherry Oak, matured in Spanish oak casks seasoned with sherry; Fine Oak, matured both in sherry casks of Spanish and American oak and in American oak casks seasoned with bourbon; and the 1824 range, exclusive to Global Travel Retail. In addition, The Macallan is well known for its great range of vintage whiskies, dating back to 1926, and is considered the most sought after of all single malts among collectors and connoisseurs at auction.
THE MACALLAN’S SIX PILLARS
Spiritual Home:
The Macallan distillery is proudly watched over by Easter Elchies House, the spiritual Home of The Macallan. Built in 1700, this Jacobean manor house looks out across the hills, fields and rivers that provide the backdrop and indeed some of the fundamental ingredients for The Macallan.
Curiously Small Stills:
Our curiously small stills are the smallest on Speyside. Their unique size and shape ensure the distilling spirit has maximum contact with the copper, helping to concentrate the 'new make' spirit and deliver rich, fruity, full bodied flavors.
The Finest Cut:
The 'cut' is the amount of distilled spirit collected from the stills. The Macallan takes one of the finest 'cuts' of any distillery in Scotland; only the best of the best, typically just 16%, is selected to fill our casks. This distinctly robust 'new make' spirit is the starting point for all Macallan
Exceptional Oak Casks
Under the guidance of Stuart MacPherson, The Macallan Master of Wood, every single cask is either hand-crafted or hand-picked. It is this unfaltering obsession with selecting exceptional oak casks that delivers the wonderful variety of color, aroma and flavor throughout The Macallan range.
Natural Color:
Natural Color is something The Macallan insists upon. It is the interaction of spirit and wood alone which delivers the rich variety of color, aroma and taste evident throughout the range.
Peerless Spirit:
The Macallan Master Whisky Maker, Bob Dalgarno, keeps a watchful eye on the slumbering casks, selecting the moment when each cask is at the peak of maturity and perfect for bottling. It is this mastery of spirit and wood that creates The Macallan…the world's most precious whisky.
The Macallan Fine Oak
Launched in 2004, The Macallan Fine Oak range introduced a style of The Macallan underpinned by a triple cask combination of Spanish oak sherry casks, American oak sherry casks and American oak barrels, seasoned with premium bourbon whiskey.
The Macallan is the only distiller building fresh oak sherry casks from American oak to impart a lighter color, with sweet, soft aromas and flavors of vanilla and fresh fruits. The oak is sawn and air-dried in Kentucky, before being shipped to southern Spain and built into casks by the coopers of Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez. These casks are then also seasoned in the same manner as the Spanish oak before being shipped to The Macallan for filling with ‘new make’ spirit.
The American oak bourbon barrels are imported from premium bourbon whiskey distillers and then filled with The Macallan ‘new make’ spirit.
The addition of American oak bourbon seasoned barrels imparts more pronounced aromas and flavors of coconut and light citrus fruits but still with the lighter color and sweetness associated with American oak. This triple cask combination at the heart of The Macallan Fine Oak gives a more complex style. The character of the ‘new make’ spirit and American oak is more prominent in the younger ages, developing more pronounced Spanish oak character in the older ages. All ages retain the smooth richness and mouth-feel characteristic of all The Macallan. The Macallan Fine Oak is available from 10 years old to 30 years.
This is how hot it was when we tried this...
