1973 The Macallan 18 Year Old Isle of jura

1973 The Macallan 18 Year Old Isle of juraColour: amber. Nose: fresh and fruity and nice sherried notes. Flowery at first nosing, with tangerine liqueur and hints of old roses. Very elegant and very expressive, with a perfect balance. Whiffs of smoke. Gets then more classical with a little oak, raisins, orange marmalade, apricot cake Also huge notes of ripe mirabelle plums, faint hints of ginger tonic and even grenadine syrup. And ripe strawberries, blackcurrant, prunes, a little toffee Top

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which encompasses a full city block in Milan

Although the distillery has been out of production and in fact demolished for some time now

From the very start shippers were predicting outstanding wines

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smoke and overripe fruits

caramelly and dried figs

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obtained from distilled spirits and wine distillates and aged in oak containers

with probably a little less personality than on the nose

before being skilfully blended to produce a whisky that has a rich fruity sweet toffee taste

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