{"product_id":"the-macallan-sherry-oak-40-year-old-2017-edition","title":"The Macallan Sherry Oak 40 Year Old 2017 Edition","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout The Macallan Sherry Oak 40 Year Old 2017 Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        The Macallan Sherry Oak 40 Years Old 2017 is a highly limited release and a testament to The Macallan’s exceptional wood mastery. Exclusively matured in hand-picked Oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain, and crafted from a select combination of three cask types – a European oak sherry butt, a European oak sherry hogshead, and an American oak sherry butt - this precious spirit was laid down to mature for a minimum of 40 years, giving it the extraordinary color, distinctive aromas, flavors, richness, and character that lie at the heart of any Macallan single malt whiskey. This is a rich and complex whisky with a distinctive style and intense character defined by dried fruits, ginger, wood spice, and cinnamon. Released at the end of 2017, only 465 bottles of this release were made available worldwide.                            \u003cdiv class=\"caskers-brand-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout The Macallan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                            Situated on a ridge above the banks of the River Spey, the Easter Elchies House has been the spiritual home of The Macallan for over three centuries. In 1820, Alexander Reid sowed the fields surrounding the rented home with barley and established the first licensed distillery on the estate, which he named Macallan after an ancient church that had been destroyed by fire during the 15th century. In the slow winter days, Reid would ferment and distill his excess grains into whisky, which was often drunk straight from the still or sold to travelers passing through the town.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nToday, the Macallan Estate encompasses 370 acres, 95 of which are devoted to the production of the Macallan Estate's Minstrel barley (a single acre produces about 2.5 tons of barley each year, enough to yield 1,800 bottles of The Macallan). In addition, the distillery contracts with farmers to purchase barley that is low in nitrogen and high in starch, resulting in a rich and oily whisky.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAfter the harvest, the barley is malted and mashed in one of The Macallan's two mash tuns, a process that takes between four and eight hours. Then, the barley is fermented with a specially cultured yeast before being distilled twice through The Macallan's copper-pot stills. The copper comprising the stills acts as a catalyst and enhances the formation of sweet esters while minimizing impurities such as sulfur. In addition, the curiously small stills — some of \"the smallest stills within the Scotch whisky industry,\" according to production manager Alexander Tweedie — produce a whisky with a heavy, oily flavor. Following distillation, The Macallan distillers remove the heads and tails of the whisky and collect approximately 16% of the spirit to fill into casks for maturation. This \"cut,\" which is among the highest of any Scottish distillery, results in a more full-bodied and richer whisky.                                        \u003cdiv class=\"brand-link\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/the-macallan-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eExplore all The Macallan bottles \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"caskers-spirit-type-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Scotch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch is the most popular whisky in the world and is considered the king of them all! There are five whisky regions in Scotland (six if you count the not officially recognized Islands), and each of them produces spirits with unique properties and distinct tasting notes. (The type of grain used determents the type of the scotch.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=malt+whisky\"\u003eMalt whisky\u003c\/a\u003e is made of malted barley, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=grain+whisky\"\u003egrain whisky\u003c\/a\u003e uses other grains like corn or wheat. 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