{"product_id":"macallan-20-year-old-2005-decadent-drinks-dual-1st-fill-spanish-oak-sherry-butt-marketing-malt-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl-1","title":"Macallan 20 Year Old 2005 Decadent Drinks Dual 1st Fill Spanish Oak Sherry Butt 'Marketing Malt' Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMacallan 20 Year Old 2005 Decadent Drinks 1st Fill Spanish Oak Sherry Butt 'Marketing Malt' Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 of 612 bottles drawn from 2x 1st fill sherry butts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The marketing malt returns – and with it, a provocation: What happens when we break free from the tyranny of house style and allow wood, time, and spirit to enter into a genuine dialogue, instead of staging them? Two European oak casks from 2005, first filled, matured for twenty years, were married, and bottled at 57.1% ABV (100 proof). The result is a whisky of such astonishing complexity that it feels less like a single malt and more like a symposium of influences: the ancient charm of Armagnac, the opulence of classic sherry, and the wood-forward modernity – all united in one glass, miraculously harmonious.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the nose, it presents itself like a cabinet of curiosities: 40-year-old Bas-Armagnac over plums and sultanas, Demerara rum cocktails, a burlap sack, bitter dark chocolate, roasted game. It is the olfactory equivalent of a baroque painting: dense, multi-layered, unabashedly maximalist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the palate, this aesthetic abundance continues in a deliberate manner: dark chocolate, espresso, roasted pheasant, concentrated dark fruits, tar extracts, herbal bitters, woodruff. Each element pushes to the forefront, yet still retains its structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe finish lingers with rich chocolate, complex herbal notes, mulled wine spices, and walnut liqueur – a long, contemplative aftertaste that rewards patience. This is not a whisky for the masses. It is a deliberate provocation, a reminder that complexity needs no justification, that richness speaks for itself. A mosaic of ideas held together not by simplification, but by sheer strength of character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e57% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macallan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54037016707410,"sku":"MAC20DDMM2025","price":289.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Macallan20YearOld2005DecadentDrinksDual1stFillSpanishOakSherryButt_MarketingMalt_SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2025_70cl.jpg?v=1784385294","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/macallan-20-year-old-2005-decadent-drinks-dual-1st-fill-spanish-oak-sherry-butt-marketing-malt-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl-1","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}