12 Year Old Sherry Oak
⏳ Drikkevindue
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.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
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.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
The Macallan Distillery blev grundlagt i 1824 af Alexander Reid og troner over floden Spey fra den historiske Easter Elchies-ejendom i Craigellachie, Speyside. Destilleriet, som i dag er en del af Edrington Group, er verdensberømt for sin kompromisløse fadstyring og sit enestående fokus på skræddersyede, sherrykrydrede egetræsfade fra Jerez i Spanien. Takket være de karakteristiske, usædvanligt små kobberkedler skaber The Macallan en bemærkelsesværdigt fyldig og rig spiritus med en dyb, naturlig farve samt præg af tørret frugt og varme krydderier. Destilleriets signaturaftapninger – herunder de ikoniske Sherry Oak 12, 18 og 25 års udgaver – regnes i dag blandt verdens mest eftertragtede og toneangivende single malt skotske whiskier.