Posts Tagged ‘The Macallan’
Whisky merchants launch rare Macallan bottling
Whisky merchants Goldfinch have released a very rare and exclusive own bottling of a single cask 26 Year Old Macallan. Only 100 hand-numbered bottles of the double oak matured, sherry finished Macallan by Goldfinch are available world-wide. The single malt was distilled at The Macallan Distillery in June 1993 and matured for 25 years in…
Read MoreWhisky collection 50 years in the making for sale
A private collection of whisky, 50 years in the making, is coming to auction next month. Taking place on 20 March at Tennants Auctioneers in North Yorkshire, and with a focus on Macallan, the collection includes such highlights as a bottle of The Macallan 52-Year-Old Select Reserve 1946 (Estimate: £20,000-30,000). Comprising over 300 bottles, the…
Read More‘The Perfect Collection’ of whisky for auction from today
The largest private collection of whisky ever to go to auction goes on sale from today (Friday). By value and volume, the collection is the most significant to ever go on public sale and has been described as The Perfect Collection. The Perfect Collection by Richard Gooding, consists of over 3,900 bottles of primarily single…
Read MoreMacallan’s new film shows how whisky comes to life
The Macallan has released a new film, which brings to life key moments of decision making in the history of the brand. The documentary is currently being communicated to travellers at key Asian airports via a mixture of still and video advertising. Highlighting the story of two key decisive turning points in the brand’s history,…
Read MoreLatest Macallan folio series now in boutiques
The next instalment in the Macallan’s iconic series that celebrates the classic advertising campaigns of the brand is now on sale in Macallan Boutiques at London Heathrow, Dubai and Taiwan Taoyuan airports. The fifth release from The Macallan Archival Series highlights an advert featuring the tale of a ‘Luggy Bonnet’ with the words ‘Keep this…
Read MoreThe Macallan launches Concept Number 2
The Macallan Concept Number 2 has been launched in Dubai. Edrington Global Travel Retail and Dubai Duty Free have partnered to deliver a month-long global exclusive launch for The Macallan Concept Number 2. The Macallan Concept Number 2 is the second release in the Concept Series – a travel retail exclusive collection which fuses the…
Read MoreSherry is just the tip of the iceberg at The Macallan
Peter Ranscombe probes the use of sherry casks by one of Speyside’s best known distilleries. ONE word more than any other characterises our national drink – sherry. You spot it on labels, you see it on adverts, you even read it in tasting notes. Yet “sherry” covers a multitude of bases when it comes to…
Read MoreThe Macallan opens its first boutique in Asia
The Macallan has opened its first whisky boutique in Asia. The plush shop is et within Terminal Two at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan. As a ‘home away from home’ the luxury boutique offers guests the chance to discover and purchase some of the most prestigious whiskies, including expressions from the Fine and Rare collection,…
Read MoreA pair of antique single cask whisky releases
An independent Scotch whisky firm has unveiled two antique single cask releases under its Xtra Old Particular Black Series. Award-winning family business Douglas Laing & Co, which recently announced its acquisition of Strathearn Distillery in Perthshire, sas the two latest XOP Black bottlings ‘represent perhaps the two most iconic whisky regions – Islay and Speyside…
Read MoreMacallan Millennium Decanter could go for £25,000
A dram that’s regularly voted as one of the world’s most sought-after and desirable whiskies is going to auction next month. The Macallan Millennium Decanter-50 year old-1949 is to be offered at Bonhams Christmas Whisky Sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 10 December carries a pre-sale estimate of £23,000-25,000. The whisky was distilled in January 1949,…
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