Macallan 18 Years Old Double Cask 2023 Release ABV 43% 700ml

The Macallan Double Cask 18 Years Old, 2023 Release, a perfectly balanced single malt whisky matured for 18 years in both American and European sherry seasoned oak casks. Sherry seasoned American oak adds delicate vanilla to the subtle spice of European oak, delivering a whisky with a sweeter, warmer taste and character. 

Toffee. Sweet Ginger. Sultanas.

DOUBLE CASK BY ERIK MADIGAN HECK

Each expression within our Double Cask Collection is a complex sensorial journey, beautifully balanced by European and American Oak, sherry seasoned in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

Photographer Erik Madigan Heck has depicted Double Cask 18 Years Old, 2023 Release using plush gold velvet to bind the image, while nodding to the whisky’s harmonious balance of flavour and long, warm finish.

Double Cask tells the story of a journey which brings together two different worlds. The voyage begins in the vast green forests of northern Spain and the French Pyrenees, where The Macallan sources its European oak. New oak from the lush forests of Ohio, Missouri and Kentucky in America is also transported thousands of miles to Spain, where both types of oak are hand crafted into casks that are filled with sherry. Once seasoned, the casks are shipped to The Macallan Estate on Speyside where they are filled with new-make spirit. Following years

of slumber, The Macallan’s Whisky Mastery Team use their skill and expertise to select the best balance of spirit from both the American and European oak sherry seasoned casks to create Double Cask.

The result is a perfect partnership, with the sherry seasoned American oak imparting delicate flavours of vanilla, while the European oak delivers the subtle and unmistakeable spice and classic style of The Macallan.

Colour : Amber honey

Nose : Dried fruit, ginger and toffee. Rich orange with hints of clove and nutmeg

Palate : Rich raisin and sultana with notes of caramel, vanilla and ginger, balanced with wood spice and zesty citrus

Finish : Warm oak spice with ginger, turning into sweet orange

Alcohol Content : 43%