Not a lot of malt whisky was being imported into Australia at this time, with only a handful of stores and bars choosing to stock them. This release was imported by Remy Australia who took over the importation of Macallan from Spey Traders in the early- mid 1980s.

The palate is smooth, a slight bitterness. A 1980 vintage official bottling of Macallan aged for 18 years and bottled at 43. Why did I let go of the other bottle I found of this? I must be a very nice, super-awesome human being. A 100% hits-the-spot-when-you-want-a-sherried-whisky-whisky. Instead, it ends arguably prematurely, but rather than that being a disappointment, it makes me just want another tasty sip. Please be aware that this content as well as the processing of your user data when clicking on this link is outside of s responsibility and potentially not subject to the General Data Protection Regulation anymore.

Finish is medium-length, but the best part - part of the reason being that the intensity here doesn't 'stick' too long and get annoying. It's quite sweet sherry, and this is one of the sweeter whiskies I've tasted. Along with lots of great, sweet, rich sherry, which dominates the palate. The nose is caramel-sherry bliss and the palate delivers on that promise. Palate is a bit lighter than the nose suggests. Wow!ï¿½ Glad I have another bottle of this in my collection!ï¿½ I may have to go touch it inappropriately after writing this review.ï¿½Ī heavy sherry bomb but soft raisins and a classic floral perfume that says pre-'90s Macallan. P: A very unusual profile for Macallan (in my experience), still on the dry side but the typical chocolate is replaced with BBQ and venison, moo shoo pork (with requisite plum sauce), and.į: I swear there's some peat in here!ï¿½ Or a convincing impostor!ï¿½ This is the second of six releases from The Macallans Exceptional Single Cask range. This was distilled on 6 March 1980, matured in a single oloroso sherry butt and bottled on 11 December 2001. Macallan M Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL. A bottle of The Macallan Cask Strength 1980 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. Distilled 27.3.80 Bottled 28.6.96 Cask no. Vintage 1980 bottle, limited edition, bottle number specified out of only 972 bottles issued in 1980.

1980 macallan whiskey.