Macallan 1990 Refill Hogshead Cask No.11164 - Held In Bond (Whiskybroker)

Macallan 1990 Cask No.11164 - Refill Hogshead

The cask was regauged on 23rd May 2019 and found to contain 181.5976 bulk litres (77.9299 ltr alc) at a strength of 42.9%, yielding around 259 x 70cl bottles at full cask strength (more, if diluted down).

The cask is currently stored in bond with Whisky Broker Ltd.

The successful winner of this lot will receive a certificate of ownership from the current UK Duty Representative. They will also have the option to change the UK Duty Representative.

Fees / Other costs to be aware of:

• Storage Fees - £0.28 per week
• Transfer of Ownership - £20.00 (payable by the new owner).
• Cask Removal Fee - £25.00
• Re-racking - £60.00
• Re-gauging - £25.00
• Sample Request - £20.00

Bottling Costs / Removal from Bond

The cask is currently held in bond. Any costs relating to bottling or removal from the bond will be incurred by the new cask owner.

Once payment for the lot has been made by bank transfer only, the funds will be held by Just Whisky Limited, and only transferred to the seller once the buyer has received documentation and proof of ownership.

Tasting Notes - Supplied by Blair Bowman (Whisky Consultant & Author) http://www.blairbowman.com/

Appearance:
Sparkling antique brass

Aroma:
Delicious sweetness at first, like crème brûlée and freshly baked tarte tatin. This is followed by more caramelised baked apples with hints of sweet cinnamon spice. There is a slight note of old tool sheds, with the likes of dried grass cuttings, WD40, oil-stained rags and an old damp waxed Barbour jacket.

Taste:
More of the baked apples and light cinnamon spices at first. There are more orchard fruit notes here too now that develop into a slight saw dust and fresh peeled bark note. The dried cut grass note is now less obvious and is more like walking in a garden centre with soft herbaceous notes. Later there is the arrival of more damp waxy Barbour jackets that have just a hint of shotgun smoke about them and thick woollen jumpers worn the day after a beach bonfire. The whisky feels very delicate in the mouth, each part is in a finely tuned balance: the orchard fruits, cinnamon spices and woody herbaceous notes.

Comment:
A medium to long finish that is very fine and delicately balanced. It is exceedingly quaffable with a moreish quality to it, the various layers keep unravelling and then repeating, which makes you want to go back in for more.