Macallan, my favourite scotch (I am loving on the 18 year old scotch - it’s the first scotch I’ve able to really enjoy) produced a 57 year old single malt whisky in Lalique’s Finest Cut decanter – the third in a series of six decanters that are inspired by The Macallan’s six pillars, the unique elements that combine to make the whisky so special.

Containing an exceptionally rare single malt whisky, the Finest Cut decanter is valued at $15,000 and will be available by special order beginning in October 2009, and there are only 72 bottles available. The introduction of The Macallan in LALIQUE Finest Cut decanter comes on the heels of the August 2009, record-breaking, £11,750 ($19, 080) sale of one of The Macallan’s 50^th anniversary bottles at a Glasgow, Scotland auction.

The 57 year old whisky has been vatted together from six casks made from two different  species  of oak; the first, a 1950 American oak sherry butt, and the second, a vatting of Macallan from first-fill Spanish oak sherry butts originally filled in 1949, 1951 and 1952.  The result is a softly sumptuous single malt, showing off the classic dried fruits, spice and hints of peat redolent of The Macallan house style of the early 1950’s. The age statement of 57 years old is determined by the youngest cask which was filled in 1952.

The tasting notes for the whisky are:

Colour Mahogany

Nose Ginger, raisin, orange, vanilla, oak notes in the background

Palate Rich in spices, sweet fruit, toasted oak

Finish Long and full bodied

Alcohol Strength 48.5% Alc./Vol.