1981TheMacallan18YearOldSingleMaltScotchWhisky(700ml)

Sans Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual productpictured.

A very rare Macallan vintage 18 year old. Packaged in the round cylinder instead of the square white boxes makes it all the more unusual. 43% Alc./Vol.

Other reviewsâ€?[1980 vintage tasted] Colour: full amber (on the right â€?the new one’s on the left. Colour consistency?) Nose: much more sherried than the new one, that’s for sure. Wine, orange peel, chocolate, woodâ€?Somewhat more tannic (cocoa). Extremely classic but not too complex â€?less complex than most 18 yo distilled in the seventies, I’d say. It gets quite smoky and even sort of peaty after a moment. Hints of hot caramel, fresh vanilla, butterscotch, light tobacco (Virginia). Even some incense develops after a few minutes. Very nice, that’s for sureâ€?Mouth: oh! Nice! So much bolder and richer than the new one! Creamy, on apricot syrup, quince syrup, orange marmalade, sweet white wineâ€?It’s really like a fruit jam! I’ll try it for breakfastâ€?Yet, it’s perhaps not as thrilling as some of his older brothers, but it sure sends the new one back to school. Hints of smoke, cake, cinnamon, aniseed. Again and again, a classic, lacking just a little oomph.87 points â€?whiskyfun.com