In our 2024 Best of the Best, The Macallan 73 Years Old claims the title of Best Rare Single Malt
Adding to The Macallan’s Red Collection that features its oldest-ever ongoing bottlings is a new high-aged guest expression, The Macallan 73 Years Old. This rare single malt dates back to 1950, making it one of the oldest Scotch whiskies in The Macallan’s history. Hand-finished with the year of bottling, bottle number and strength written on the label, it comes with the signature of Euan Kennedy, the lead whisky maker at the distillery.
Distilled in the brand’s signature small copper stills, which are among the the smallest in Speyside, and aged in exceptional oak casks, the 73 Years Old is lifts the spirit with notes of apricot jam, liquorice and treacle. Soft-baked apple and nutmeg add to the mix, alongside dates, sweet woodsmoke and toffee. Neatly presented in an oak box lined with buttery soft, red Scottish leather (red comes from the surname of founder Alexander Reid, which means ‘the red one’), the bottle is laid to rest on an oak plinth fashioned from repurposed cask end pieces.
