About this bottle
This 18 year old Macallan is matured in hand-picked sherry seasoned American and European Oak Casks from Jerez, Spain, distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2015 for the annual release.
This expression has seen a rise in popularity of late, as price rises year on year making this a great whisky for investing but also a delightful dram!
Its presented in the long-running shiny purple box used between 2006 and 2017.
Lot Conditions
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- Small Creases/Marks/Dents to Packaging/Tube
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MACALLAN 18 YEAR OLD (1997) IMPORT
Winning Bid
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 55 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670719
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Highlands
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 18
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 43%
- Distillery
- Macallan
- Cask Type
- Sherry Oak
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
The Macallan distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland. The Macallan Distillers Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edrington, which purchased the brand from Highland Distillers in 1999.
The Macallan is generally considered to be the second or third highest-selling single-malt scotch, next to Glenfiddich and, by some accounts, Glenlivet.