The Macallan Old Malt Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky 25 Year Old · 1978 Vintage

70cl · 50% ABV

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HTFW Cat. No: LP1063
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Single Cask

A very rare 25 year old single cask Macallan distilled back in 1978 and just 258 were bottled in 2004 by Douglas Laing. The box on on this one is creased, please see the photograph.

Product Details

Distillery/Brand The Macallan
Bottler Hunter Laing
Region Speyside
Age 25 year old
Alcohol ABV 50% ABV
Vintage 1978
Year Bottled 2004
Cask Wood Type Sherry
Cask Number 1214
Number Bottled 258
Country of Origin Scotland
Packaging Original Box

Tasting Notes

Colour

Deep burnished amber with copper-gold highlights and a mahogany-tinged edge.

Nose

Opulent Macallan nose with rich sherry influence from the Old Malt Cask, dried figs and orange zest, dark chocolate and espresso, layered with vanilla, toffee and spices over warm oak.

Palate

Oil-slick and velvety on the palate, it unfolds through rich dried fruits - plum, fig and raisin - matched with orange zest, cacao and brown sugar. Spices emerge - cinnamon and nutmeg - borne by supple oak and a silky, full-bodied texture. The 50% ABV lends warmth, with a long finish of toffee and subtle sherry spice.

Finish

Long and luxurious, the finish unfolds with opulent sherry sweetness—raisins, fig and orange zest—kissed by spice. Velvet oak and dark cocoa linger, leaving a warm, refined echo on the palate.

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The Macallan
Macallan was founded by Alexander Reid in 1824 on the Easter Elchies Estate above the River Spey, and it was one of the first distilleries in Scotland to become legally licensed. The name comes from the older place name “Maghellan”, combining the Gaelic magh for fertile ground with a reference to St Fillan, who was associated with the church that once stood on the estate. Easter Elchies House, which remains central to the brand’s identity, dates from around 1700 and still sits at the heart of the estate.
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