12 Year Old Sherry Oak
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Best served at room temperature, between 15°C and 18°C (59°F to 64°F), to fully appreciate the complex ester profile. It is ideally suited as an after-dinner digestif or for slow, neat sipping.
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Serve neat in a tulip-shaped tasting glass, or add a few drops of room-temperature water to open up the aromas. It can also be served over a single large ice sphere. For food pairings, it pairs well with dark chocolate, gingerbread, or a mature blue cheese like Roquefort.
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The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak is a single malt Scotch whisky produced in Speyside, Scotland. This expression is matured for a minimum of 12 years exclusively in Oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks sourced from Jerez, Spain. Distilled in small copper pot stills, the resulting spirit is robust and full-bodied. The maturation process imparts a natural rich gold color and a flavor profile defined by dried fruits, warm spices, and oak. On the nose, it reveals notes of dried fruits and ginger, while the palate features sweet sherry, spice, and wood smoke, leading to a long finish with lingering sweet dried fruit and oak notes.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid, The Macallan Distillery is located on a scenic estate in Craigellachie, Speyside, Scotland, centered around the historic Easter Elchies House. The distillery is celebrated for its uncompromising dedication to quality, characterized by the use of famously small copper spirit stills that maximize contact with the metal to create a rich, robust, and fruity new-make spirit. This spirit is then matured predominantly in exceptional, hand-selected sherry-seasoned oak casks sourced from Jerez, Spain, which impart the whisky's distinctive natural color, depth, and complex aromas. Today, The Macallan is globally revered as a benchmark for luxury single malt Scotch whisky, particularly renowned for its iconic Sherry Oak range, including the acclaimed 12, 18, and 25 Year Old expressions.