The Macallan Fine & Rare 1990 22 Year Old Cask #24706

The Macallan Fine & Rare 1990 is an exceptionally rare single-cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the prestigious Fine & Rare Collection. Distilled on 27 December 1990, it matured for 22 years in American oak sherry butt #24706 before being bottled in 2013 at 58.2% ABV. Only 481 bottle equivalents were produced. The whisky displays a rich mahogany colour and an intense sherry-driven profile of orange, chocolate, raisins, sultanas, apricot, cherries and treacle, supported by mature oak and warming spice. 

Food Pairing: Pair with dark chocolate, chocolate truffles, fruitcake, dried figs, roasted nuts, cherry desserts, mature cheeses or rich caramel desserts.

Tasting Notes: A concentrated, mature Macallan combining rich dried fruit, chocolate and treacle with orange, cherries, resinous oak and warming spice.

Nose: Orange, chocolate, raisins, sultanas and dried apricot accompanied by sweet, resinous oak.

Palate: Soft chocolate develops into rich cherry and raisin, followed by mouth-coating treacle and layers of mature oak spice.

Finish: Long and warming, with lingering spice, dark fruit, chocolate and rich oak.

Serve: Enjoy neat in a tasting glass to experience the whisky at its full 58.2% strength. A few drops of water can be added gradually to open its fruit, chocolate and spice characteristics.