The Macallan, the world-renowned name of unrivalled craftsmanship and unparalleled quality since 1824, introduces The Macallan Rare Cask.
Created from The Macallan’s obsession with wood, this exquisite masterpiece – which is amongst the most precious and scarce in the world of single malt whisky, is specially crafted by The Macallan’s Master Whisky Maker from a small proportion of maturing casks at The Macallan distillery.
The Macallan Rare Cask captures a true decadence, with an absolute rarity underscored by the fact that some of the casks selected in the creation of this whisky will never be used again, with less than 1% of the casks maturing at The Macallan distillery identified by the Master Whisky Maker as fitting to bestow the Rare Cask name. It is a single malt of great diversity and intricacy, a reinterpretation of the classic profile achieved through the widest palette of cask styles. Wood defines the flavour of The Macallan, with over 60% of the character coming from the cask it is aged in.
Rare Cask draws from the broadest spectrum of cask profiles, with a total of 16 different cask styles. The range of casks cover different wood species – handmade Spanish and American oak casks which are the best in the business, from different cask manufacturers including Tevasa, Vasyma and Hudosa, and established bodegas such as Gonzalez Byass and Williams & Humbert, and incorporating different cask sizes including puncheons, butts and hogsheads. These factors come together to redefine diversity in the single malt.
The eventual Rare Cask is made up of the finest selection – with less than 1% of the casks maturing at The Macallan distillery deemed fitting for the Rare Cask label by the Whisky Maker. It encapsulates a mastery inherent in The Macallan, one which combines knowledge, skill, passion, commitment and creativity to create a remarkable whisky.
On Thursday, 16 July 2015, our team from The Oaks Cellars were invited to join the celebration of this exquisite whisky launch. We were given a chance to visit the brand’s “dunnage”, see and smell two casks flown in for the event as well as try out the interactive experiences created for the event. Guest were treated to a steady flow of The Macallan Rare Cask which was a total crowd pleaser.
A mastery which has wood at its heart. The Macallan Rare Cask Single Malt Whisky is now available at The Oaks Cellars now.