Macallan Robert Burns / 250th Anniversary

It may be hard to imagine today, but for much of the 20th century, Macallan was primarily a constituent malt in blends. It was not until the 1980s downturn in the market that the distillery decided to focus on its single malt brand. Fortuitously, this coincided with the crest of a wave of enthusiasm for the high quality releases that the distillery had licensed to Campbell, Hope & King and Gordon & MacPhail in the 1960s and 1970s. These remain some of the most collectible on the market. While global single malt sales volume is still lead by Speyside neighbours, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, Macallan is easily the most sought after. So much so in fact, that they had to open a brand new distillery in 2018, a subterranean architectural masterpiece within the Easter Elchies estate, boasting 36 copper pot stills.

A near mythical bottle of Macallan released to commemorate the 250th anniversary of our National Bard, Robert Burns 1759 - 2009.

This very limited release was drawn from two casks chosen by Bob Dalgarno, one from 1997 and one from 1998, both cask numbers #1759.

Bottled at 46%, only 250 bottles of this Macallan were made available and presented in a specially commissioned box featuring Robert Burns. Included within the box is a map of 'Burns Country' and a Burns poem.

Please note: These bottles were sold unsealed by the distillery. Whisky Auctioneer will not offer for sale bottles that were originally sealed and no longer are. In instances like this, we have taken every effort to understand the provenance and to authenticate the liquid.