Macallan 12 years Elegancia 麥卡倫 12年 Elegancia 絕版雪莉桶 (1000ml 40%) 12年普遍有分兩種一種是雅致型指的是放在波本桶裡陳年的酒(口感較為辛辣),另一種是經典型是放在雪莉桶裡面陳年的(香氣較溫順.口感較甜較順口)。現在出的紫鑽他是放在只使用一次的小雪莉桶裡面陳年的,數量上較少之外口感的香氣濃郁很多,酒體顏色也很深,不過甜味也比較重,相對的也較比較不會辣。 ELEGANCIA其實是Sherry Oak系列中的一款,不一樣的地方是ELEGANCIA放過兩種的雪莉桶 - Oloroso[甜] 跟 Fino[不甜]酒的色澤較一般Sherry Oak明亮,所以喝起來會跟一般的Sherry Oak不大一樣;乳脂較重,柑橘味較明顯。Macallan Elegancia 精選於以前混裝淡色乾雪利酒與西班牙甜雪利酒的酒桶中的獨特組合。於 1990 年釀製,2002 年裝瓶。 行家報告~ 色澤:琥珀 氣味:柑橘,香草,奶油糖,香料,橡木 口感:香料,柑橘,堅果,麥芽 尾韻:中,奶油糖,香料,淺橡木 |
Macallan 12 years Elegancia Bottling Note~ The Macallan distillery was founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid and was operated from the original buildings of Macallan farm. At the time it was named Elchies distillery after a nearby estate. The distillery changed ownership a number of times during its early days and stability came only when Roderick Kemp took control in 1892; under Kemp the distillery was renamed Macallan-Glenlivet. The Kemp family retained control of Macallan until 1994 when it was sold to a consortium of the Japanese Suntory Group and the Highland Distillers Group. In 1999 the distillery became part of the Edrington Group who are the current owners (excepting the 25% share held by Suntory). In 1980 the distillery’s name was changed to Macallan and the decision was taken to concentrate on producing premium quality single malt whisky rather than whisky for blending purposes. Many in the whisky trade thought this was a mistake but as we all know the decision has proved to be a great success. Macallan Elegancia replaced the 12-year old in the travel retail range in 2002 and in turn was replaced by the 1824 collection of travel retail exclusives in 2009. This expression here was bottled in 2004. Tasting Note~ Color: Amber Nose: Light citrus with vanilla, sweet toffee, spice and oak Palate: Spice and citrus, balanced with a nutty maltiness Finish: Sweet toffee, with spice and light oak |