The Best (And Oldest) Whiskeys From Hollywood-Loved Distillery The Macallan
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In Hollywood, it’s a rare thing to prefer old age over youth. When it comes to whiskey, as any wisened Scotch drinker knows, older the better — when done correctly.If any distillery knows how to master time in the barrel, it’s the Scotland-based distillery Macallan, best known for their sherry cask-aged whiskey and exorbitant price tags.
Up until this year, they were perhaps most reputable for boasting the world’s oldest single malt with their Red Collection, which sold for $120,000 when it went on the market in 2020.
Then Genlivet announced an 80 year-old Scotch the following year and The Macallan only knew one way to respond: to one-up them.Now, if you travel to The Macallan Estate Boutique at their Speyside Distillery — or one of their few clandestine travel retail boutiques — you’ll see their newest (and oldest) whiskey to date, displayed behind a spotless glass encasement that evokes a rare piece of art more likely seen in a museum.
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