The Macallan
Macallan Fine Oak 25 Year Old | Triple Cask Matured | Discontinued | 43% ABV | 70cl
Macallan Fine Oak 25 Year Old | Triple Cask Matured | Discontinued | 43% ABV | 70cl
The Fine Oak range was Macallan's departure from its sherry-dominant identity — triple cask maturation across first-fill American oak bourbon, refill American oak bourbon, and first-fill sherry-seasoned European oak. At 25 years old, that balancing act reaches maturity: the vanilla and tropical brightness of American oak meeting the dried fruit depth of European, with time doing the integration. This format and presentation is no longer produced.
Key Details
- Distillery: The Macallan, Speyside
- Expression: Fine Oak Triple Cask Matured 25 Year Old
- Age: 25 Years Old
- Style: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Cask maturation: Triple cask — first-fill American oak (bourbon), refill American oak, first-fill European oak (sherry-seasoned)
- Bottling strength: 43% ABV
- Bottle size: 70cl
- Colouring / filtration: Natural colour, Non-Chill-Filtered
- Condition: Perfect, with original packaging
Tasting Notes
Nose: Vanilla cream and dried apricot, polished oak, citrus zest and warm dried fig. Everything in proportion.
Palate: Silky texture — dried raisin, orange zest, gentle spice, toffee and refined dark chocolate bitterness. American oak gives lightness and lift.
Finish: Long and composed — oak, gentle spice and lingering dried fruit sweetness.
Why This Bottle Is Worth Bidding On
- The Fine Oak and Triple Cask ranges are fully discontinued — this format will never be produced again
- Triple cask at 25 years represents the series' complexity high point; above the 21-year tier, below the prohibitively priced 30-year
- Increasingly hard to find in original condition as stocks are consumeD
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