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The Macallan 72 Year Old in Lalique | The Genesis Decanter | 42% | 70cl | Speyside Single Malt
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The Macallan 72 Year Old in Lalique | The Genesis Decanter | 42% | 70cl | Speyside Single Malt
Seventy-two years in the making. The Macallan 72 Year Old in Lalique — The Genesis Decanter — is not simply a bottle of whisky. It is a singular artefact: one of the most extraordinary convergences of time, craftsmanship, and liquid excellence the world of Scotch whisky has ever produced. Only a select few will ever have the privilege of owning one. This is one of them.
Housed in a one-of-a-kind Lalique crystal decanter and presented in a spectacular hinged architectural display box — its design inspired by the structural complexity of The Macallan's remarkable new corporate headquarters at Easter Elchies, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners — every element of this release has been conceived and crafted to the absolute pinnacle of luxury artisanship. The box opens in a sequence of unfolding panels to reveal the crystal decanter at its centre, each movement deliberate and ceremonial. It is a presentation worthy of 72 years of patience.
Key Features
- Distillery: The Macallan, Easter Elchies, Speyside, Scotland
- Age: 72 Years Old
- ABV: 42%
- Volume: 70cl
- Decanter: One-of-a-kind Lalique crystal decanter
- Presentation: Architecturally inspired hinged display box — inspired by The Macallan's new HQ
- Release: Incredibly rare limited edition — The Genesis Decanter
- UK Market — officially duty-paid and authenticated
Tasting Notes
- Nose: A delicate peat starts, leading to a soft aged oak smoke. A body of refreshing citrus lemons and green apples, with a background of vanilla pods and raisins and the smallest hint of ginger. The poise and restraint of whisky that has had seven decades to find its equilibrium
- Palate: Delicate peat smoke combines with soft vanilla and a surprising sweet oak smoke. A gentle wood spice combines with a delicate peat smoke, which gradually fades to leave a viscous mouth coating of citrus fruits and subtle green apples
- Finish: Medium and fruity, with a sweet oaky mouth feel — a finish that lingers long after the last drop, just as this whisky will linger in the memory of anyone fortunate enough to encounter it
The Lalique Genesis Decanter
Lalique — the legendary Alsatian crystal house founded by René Lalique in 1888 — has collaborated with The Macallan on some of the most celebrated whisky decanters ever created. The Genesis Decanter takes its architectural inspiration from The Macallan's extraordinary new distillery building at Easter Elchies, designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The building's spiralling roof structure and complex geometric forms are echoed in every facet of the crystal decanter and the presentation box's folding architecture. Each element opens in a precise, choreographed sequence — a ceremony that reflects the 72 years of craft that preceded it.
About The Macallan 72 Year Old
To understand what 72 years of maturation means, one must understand what The Macallan does with time that no other distillery can replicate. Spirit distilled and laid down in sherry-seasoned oak casks sourced from Jerez, Spain, given seven decades — through the natural rhythm of Scottish seasons, the slow evaporation of the angel's share, the gradual conversation between spirit and oak — emerges as something that defies conventional description. The Macallan 72 Year Old carries within it every year of that journey: the patience of the distillery, the craft of the whisky makers who tended it across generations, and the extraordinary quality of the casks that shaped it. There are very few whiskies in the world that can genuinely claim to have been made by time as much as by human hand. This is one.
Perfect For
- The most serious Macallan collectors — a generational acquisition
- Investors seeking the apex of Speyside provenance and documented rarity
- Institutions, private collections, and individuals seeking a legacy bottle of historical significance
- Those who understand that some bottles are not purchased — they are acquired
Delivery & Authenticity
Every bottle sold by Whiskys.co.uk is 100% authentic and sourced through verified, trusted channels. This bottle carries its official UK market duty stamp (HMRC authentication A2000000186) and is distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers Ltd, Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Scotland. We ship with fully insured, specialist white-glove packaging for acquisitions of this significance. All orders are handled with the utmost care by our family team in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire.
Enquire about this bottle today. Contact us directly — this is not a transaction. It is the beginning of a conversation about one of the most remarkable whiskies in the world.