The Macallan Concord Assortment is a reasonably new annual sequence. It focuses on sustainable packaging with recycled supplies. It presently incorporates two expressions: Wealthy Cacao and Wonderful Cacao. Each had been composed in collaboration with Jordi Roca, the pastry chef at El Celler de Can Roca.
The cask recipe is similar as nearly all Macallan whisky today. Some sherry seasoned casks and a few bourbon cask. With out additional particulars it is a fairly boring assertion.
Macallan The Concord Assortment – Wealthy Cacao (44%, OB 2021)
Nostril: pretty light-weight however fairly nice. It jogs my memory of sure Macallan Editions, albeit toned down just a few steps. There’s minimal fruitiness, it revolves round malty notes and vanilla. Additionally delicate sherry notes like cinnamon, orange peels and ginger cookies. Wealthy cocoa? Some cocoa, sure. Nonetheless, there are many different whiskies which can be extra fitted to this title.
Mouth: extra sherry wooden shining via. Baking spice like nutmeg and clove, with gingerbread within the background. Rising hints of cinnamon powder, in addition to drying chocolate certainly. Some orange oils and marmalade however the oak spice is stronger. Total it’s missing richness and depth.
End: not too lengthy, on oranges and ginger with a barely astringent edge.
That is fairly good. In any case quite a bit higher than that different Macallan we had just lately. That mentioned, the preliminary worth was already excessive and secondary market pricing is downright loopy. Who retains ‘investing’ in stuff like this?
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