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The Macallan Fine & Rare 1938 | 31 Year Old | First Bottled 1969 | 43% | 70cl | 198 Bottles | Speyside
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The Macallan Fine & Rare 1938 | 31 Year Old | 43% | 70cl | 198 Bottles
Distilled in 1938 as the shadow of war grew over Europe, this is one of the oldest vintages in The Macallan Fine & Rare Collection, the largest assembly of vintage-dated single malt whiskies in the world. The whisky was originally bottled in 1969 as a 31 year old, then carefully re-bottled by hand in 2002 to join the collection. Its natural oak colour, inviting in character, indicates maturation in a second-fill sherry cask. Just 198 bottle equivalents exist.
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy, as quoted on the Fine & Rare 1938.
Key Features
- Distillery: The Macallan, Easter Elchies, Speyside, Scotland
- Collection: Fine & Rare
- Vintage: 1938
- Age: 31 Years Old
- Bottled: First bottled 1969, re-bottled by hand 2002
- Cask: Second-fill sherry cask
- ABV: 43%
- Volume: 70cl
- Outturn: 198 bottle equivalents
- Colour: Oak, natural
- Presentation: European oak presentation box
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Soft and inviting with balanced apples and citrus orange, wood, peat and cinnamon spice
- Palate: A rich mix of wood and peat, some dried fruits and clear orange
- Finish: Fruits and wood with a soft, smooth and lingering peat smoke finish
The Year That Was
Macallan continued production against the growing shadow of war in Europe. Roy J. Plunkett discovered the substance now known as Teflon and the first Xerox image was made in New York. Superman appeared in DC Comics, while Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan took off from New York for California and landed in Ireland instead.
About the Fine & Rare Collection
Launched in 2002 with 37 bottlings, The Macallan Fine & Rare Collection has grown into the largest assembly of vintage-dated single malt whiskies in the world, spanning eight decades from 1926. Each release comes from a single cask or a re-bottling of historic stock, with the vintage and bottling year printed on the label and the age, strength and volume written by hand. Every bottle can be recorded in The Macallan Vintage Bottle Register at Easter Elchies House.
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