Macallan golden age of travel 1937 – ocean liner

This is the first release in Macallan’s collaborative series with Lalique, The Macallan Golden Age of Travel. The famous Speyside distillery and the historic French crystal maker have worked together in the past, however never on such a grand scale as this.

The series will comprise of three stunning glass decanters, each celebrating a different mode of classic 1930’s travel. Alongside this, the Aeroplane, is the Steam Train and the Ocean Liner, with two more set to be released in 2018 and 2019. First launched in 2015, the range is exclusive to Travel Retail.

The exceptionally rare Macallan whisky in this first decanter was distilled in 1937, first bottled in 1971 at 34 years old, and rebottled in 2015. Like the era it celebrates, it is a rich and warm single malt with a refined sense of style. Notes of sultanas, cocoa and mature wood reflect the rich elegance of the dark oak panels and mahogany staircases of the great ocean liners of the 1930s. With a freshness that belies its vintage, it is balanced and smooth with notes of light spice.

Only 50 bottles made.