Macallan 1951 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Macallan 1951

Added on Monday, Jul 28, 2008 at 07:31 PM

Bottler:

Age:	49 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1951	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	48.80 %	Region:	Speyside
Price:	N/A	Availability:	Collectors Only

A vatting of 2 sherry butts from 1951 (casks 1541 and 1542). Distilled December 20 1951. Note that this is often referred to as a 50-year-old. 632 bottles.

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Huge sherry, maple syrup, malty goodness. Best nose ever.
P: Interesting deep malty woodiness, but has certainly mellowed with age. Not the big sherry body I expected from the nose. Has some medicinal notes making me wonder if a little of the old Macallan peat I've heard about is in there.
F: Long and warming, fruity sherry, somewhat dry.

Adam

Nose is syrupy, with sherry and dried apricots. The palate is ridiculously gentle, yet full-bodied. There's sherry of course, dried fruit and spice, and maybe a little smoke. A tangy aspect is in the palate as well. The finish is quite long, and builds in a slow crescendo. It's here that the flavors reach their full peak, about 7 seconds in. Most present in the finish are spice and oak, and something vaguely fruity. This is the definition of "Gentle Giant," and impossible not to enjoy.

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