Whisky Focus - The Macallan Rare Cask Now Available In The UK

The Macallan Rare Cask initially exclusive to the US is now available in the UK.

The Macallan fans amongst you may have already spotted this one on the shelves of your favourite specialist whisky shop as it arrived on UK shelves a few weeks ago, I was taking my summer break at the time but thought I would give it a mention for those of you who may have missed it.

The Macallan Rare Cask is part of the not so long ago launched Macallan 1824 Masters Series which sits above The Macallan 1824 Series (Gold, Amber, Sienna and Ruby) which most of you will be familiar with by now.

The Macallan Rare Cask and indeed the the whole Macallan 1824 Masters Series is without a doubt a stunningly presented range of bottlings from the iconic Speyside distillery which is well known for its outstanding sherry cask matured single malt whisky and rarer expressions from the distillery have always been sought after by whisky connoisseurs and collectors.

Will the Macallan Rare Cask and indeed the rest of the series of No Age Statement whiskies catch the attention of these same whisky connoisseurs and collectors, well that remains to be seen. Like the rest of the series the Rare Cask is certainly presented in an exquisite bottle and packaging but I am sure whisky connoisseurs and collectors are looking for more than just looks and with no age statement to indicate the rarity of the whisky in the bottle buyers will be looking to reviews of the new whisky to know exactly what makes the whisky so RARE. Strangely there appears to be a distinct lack of reviews of the new whisky, in fact there are none which I could quote you.

Rare Cask has been crafted from Spanish and American sherry seasoned oak casks, a high proportion of them being first fill, including The Macallan tells me, some of the most precious and scarce casks. The Macallan tells me that the Macallan Rare Casks rarity comes from the fact that some of the casks used in the creation of this whisky will never be used again. Hopefully they are implying that the whisky and casks were so old there is not another complete maturation cycle left in them and didn't mean the casks were now spent with nothing left to add to a whisky.

The Macallan Rare Cask was initially exclusively available in the US but it is here now and can be found specialist whisky shops such as The Whisky Exchange priced £190.
 

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