NV The Macallan Edition No. 5, 48.5%
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The penultimate bottling in the Edition Series is an ode to The Macallan single malt whisky’s natural colour. Edition No. 5 was matured in the highest quality American oak casks before it was bottled at natural colour. The striking purple label was designed in partnership with the home of colour, the Pantone Color Institute.
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Intended to showcase the color of Macallan, the fifth annual Edition release has been aged in a variety of American oak casks. The nose is initially reticent and offers dried fruits, salted caramel, sawdust, and ginger. Extremely smooth on the palate, with more dried fruits, ripe plums, milk chocolate, new leather, and black pepper. The finish is medium in length, with leather and dark chocolate.
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The Macallan is one of Scotland's most popular distilleries. Its rare, aged bottlings have become some of the world’s most collected and expensive whiskies.