{"product_id":"macallan-m-black-decanter-2019-release-limited-edition-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2019-70cl","title":"Macallan M Black Decanter 2023 Release Limited Edition Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2019) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMacallan M Black Decanter 2023 Release Limited Edition Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2019) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full border-b-[0.5px] border-base-30 py-6\" data-orientation=\"vertical\" data-state=\"open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-body-s w-full overflow-hidden before:block before:h-2 before:overflow-hidden data-[state=closed]:animate-close-accordion-micro-xshort data-[state=open]:animate-open-accordion-micro-xshort\" data-orientation=\"vertical\" aria-labelledby=\"radix-:r3:\" role=\"region\" id=\"radix-:r4:\" data-state=\"open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose max-w-none\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tribute to our unrelenting creativity and craftsmanship, this rare expression is a harmonious balance of classic Macallan with an unexpected peated note, resulting in a complex single malt worth savouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM Black evolves the highly expressive aesthetic of Fabien Baron’s creative vision that makes its statement in M, in black crystal form. An evolution of the iconic M Decanter, this new step into lustrous black crystal from Lalique was crafted to reflect the diverse history of The Macallan single malt – a striking complement to a subtly smoky Macallan, The Macallan M Black is the latest and most complex release in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container responsive-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-block my-4 col-span-4 lg:col-span-8 xl:col-span-6 lg:col-start-3 xl:col-start-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-block text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose max-w-none my-8 text-base-40\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned specifically to celebrate a deep and smoky Macallan than its founding relation, the crystal that houses this precious spirit was also pushed into new territories. Requiring detailed research, prototyping and experimentation, the development of the M Black decanter was an adventure in crystal that produced an end product as unique as the whisky itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lg:container mt-16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper swiper-initialized swiper-horizontal BaseCarousel_carousel__sDOPt BaseCarousel_in-view__iLqJt\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-wrapper\" id=\"swiper-wrapper-6322127ba92fc15e\" aria-live=\"polite\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\n\u003cpicture\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/brand-assets.edrington.com\/transform\/3b84a2e0-4c21-45a1-93a4-54769f1b8ee9\/mac-2019-m-black-mood-shot-web-2xl?quality=100\u0026amp;io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A1792%2Cheight%3A990 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1536px)\" width=\"1792\" height=\"990\"\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/brand-assets.edrington.com\/transform\/3b84a2e0-4c21-45a1-93a4-54769f1b8ee9\/mac-2019-m-black-mood-shot-web-xl?quality=100\u0026amp;io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A1471%2Cheight%3A813 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" width=\"1471\" height=\"813\"\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/brand-assets.edrington.com\/transform\/3b84a2e0-4c21-45a1-93a4-54769f1b8ee9\/mac-2019-m-black-mood-shot-web-lg?quality=100\u0026amp;io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A1215%2Cheight%3A671 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1215\" height=\"671\"\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/brand-assets.edrington.com\/transform\/3b84a2e0-4c21-45a1-93a4-54769f1b8ee9\/mac-2019-m-black-mood-shot-web-md?quality=100\u0026amp;io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A959%2Cheight%3A1042 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" width=\"959\" height=\"1042\"\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/brand-assets.edrington.com\/transform\/3b84a2e0-4c21-45a1-93a4-54769f1b8ee9\/mac-2019-m-black-mood-shot-web-sm?quality=100\u0026amp;io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A703%2Cheight%3A764 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 640px)\" width=\"703\" height=\"764\"\u003e\u003csource srcset=\"https:\/\/brand-assets.edrington.com\/transform\/3b84a2e0-4c21-45a1-93a4-54769f1b8ee9\/mac-2019-m-black-mood-shot-web-initial?quality=100\u0026amp;io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A575%2Cheight%3A625 1x\" media=\"all and (min-width: 0px)\" width=\"575\" height=\"625\"\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/picture\u003eWith exacting processes, long-perfected techniques and a perfect balance of innovation and heritage, M Black celebrates the union of the mastery of crystal and whisky making inside and out. An unexpected colour and geometric form challenges all perceptions of traditional decanter design and perfectly offsets the peaty notes of this unique and complex single malt.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003eOne of the most challenging materials in the glass blower’s repertoire, requiring more time and resource to produce than clear crystal. These individually numbered, slim and elegant decanters are flawless. Their six facets are the inspirational acknowledgement of The Macallan’s defining six pillars. Designed by the Gallic creative visionary, Fabien Baron, the decanter was one of the most challenging that Lalique, true masters of the art, had encountered. Contemporary yet classical, their iconic realisation is a reverential triumph.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003eNose: Rich vanilla cream sweetness with light wisps of smoke and an earthy dark chocolate sweetness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003ePalate: Initially a rich combination of dried fruit and citrus and slowly this rolls into a rich peat smoke. It is a wonderful contrast, it is almost as if the whisky comes in two parts allowing an insight to the flavour before being enveloped in sweet peat notes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003eFinish: Long sweet dried fruit with a lengthy sweet peat flavour.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-active\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Macallan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacallan is an excellent example of the significance of size on whisky character. It is a large producer certainly, but its spirit stills are small (3,900 litres). This is a major contributing factor to the rich and oily nature of its new make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven with an extremely tight (ie small) cut there is little time for copper to do its lightening job on spirit vapour in tiny stills the lyne arms of which are so acutely angled. The opposite applies to maturation, however, where the balance between large and small is more fully revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat heavy new make then goes into large, predominantly 500-litre ex-Sherry casks (made of both European and American oak). A large surface-to-volume ratio means that maturation will take longer – Macallan, it is widely agreed, hits its stride fully in its mid-teens. A heavy new make will also require longer in cask to lose any vestigial sulphurous notes. The nature of the extractives in the European oak (higher levels of tannin, powerful clove and resinous aromas) also needs a heavy spirit to achieve balance. American oak, on the other hand, adds and enhances sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo colour adjustment takes place at Macallan, meaning that each vatting needs to not only replicate the previous one in terms of aroma and taste, but must hit the same hue, despite every cask having a different tint. It is this understanding of the way in which colour is an indication of character which was behind whisky-maker Bob Dalgarno’s creation of the ‘1824 Range’ in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the original farm distilleries of Speyside, Macallan became legal in 1824 when Alexander Reid obtained (or was persuaded to obtain) one of the new licences issued after the passing of the 1823 Excise Act. In 1868, James Stuart took the lease and rebuilt the plant. His ownership ended in 1892, when he sold Macallan to one of the giants of Victorian distilling, Roderick Kemp, who had previously owned Talisker. Kemp’s descendants – in particular the Shiach family – retained ownership until the 1996 takeover by Highland Distillers (now Edrington).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plant has continually been expanded from its original wooden shed with two stills. It was increased to five stills (two wash, three spirit) in 1954 and then more significantly in 1965 when a new stillhouse with seven stills was built. This process continued throughout the 1970s with the total number of stills reaching 21 by 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a distillery which has become synonymous with the growth of single malt, it is worth remembering that Macallan has always been an important malt for blending. It wasn’t until the early 1980s, faced with a downturn in the market for fillings, that Macallan decided to focus more strongly on the then new single malt category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe management team of Allan Shiach, Frank Newlands, Hugh Mitcalfe and Willie Phillips oversaw a campaign which both positioned the malt as a 'first-growth whisky' it called 'the Cognac of whisky', while always retaining a somewhat bohemian and irreverent approach to advertising and promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA firm belief in the fusion of the oily, heavy, new make style and ex-Sherry casks saw Macallan, under Edrington’s governance, become the first distillery to create so-called ‘bespoke’ casks: selecting specific trees (predominantly in northern Spain, though some American oak is specified), and then with Jerez-based cooper Tevasa specifying the length and nature of drying, type of coopering, the liquid used for seasoning (oloroso) and the duration of that process. Investment in wood has increased significantly in recent years, with a complex of massive warehouses being built on the estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, a greater emphasis has been placed on the nascent luxury whisky market with bottlings of 50- and 60-year-old Macallan in Lalique decanters, the creation of the Fine \u0026amp; Rare vintage range dating back to 1926, and the Masters of Photography series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis has not been without controversy. Its growing status as a collectable malt saw Macallan become the victim of fakers in the late 1990s. The subsequent investigation has, however, helped establish a methodology to check the authenticity of suspicious bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a whisky-making front, 2004 saw the introduction of Fine Oak, where American oak ex-Sherry casks and some ex-Bourbon casks were used in a mirror range to the ‘classic’ 100% ex-Sherry range. Though old Macallan lovers protested, the lighter, sweeter, flavour profile brought in new drinkers, mostly in new markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1824 Range, a four-strong series not carrying age statements which replaced some of the younger expressions in the portfolio, followed in 2013, using whisky colour as a communication and branding device.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second stillhouse was brought back on stream in 2008, and in 2013 it was announced that a completely new, £100m distillery was to be built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new distillery – a distinctive subterranean design – was commissioned on 9 November 2017 and opened officially in May 2018, at a final cost of £140m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macallan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53714756665682,"sku":"MACMBLACK2023","price":5799.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/MacallanMBlackDecanter2019ReleaseLimitedEditionSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2019_70cl.jpg?v=1781127280","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/macallan-m-black-decanter-2019-release-limited-edition-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2019-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}