Spirits

From David C Stewart MBE, The Balvenie Malt Master: “This 1973 could easily have been used for PortWood when it was launched but luckily it was from one of our ‘plentiful years’. It has matured into a stunning whisky.”

This stylish Lalique crystal decanter pays homage to Macallan’s curiously small stills – which are essential to creating the distillery’s heavyweight, concentrated spirit. On the nose there are aromas of overripe banana, white peach and shortbread biscuit, whilst the palate displays notes of marshmallow lemon sherbet, pear drops and toasted oak.