Macallan 1949 Vintage 40 Year Old

This is a particularly rare bottling from Signatory Vintage, which by todays standards could not be considered to be single malt with its sub-40% ABV. Distilled in 1949 and aged a spectacular 40 years in casks #852 and #855.

Macallan 1949 Signatory Vintage 40 Year Old

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.

This is a particularly rare bottling from Signatory Vintage, which by todays standards could not be considered to be single malt with its sub-40% ABV. Distilled in 1949 and aged a spectacular 40 years in casks #852 and #855.

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

One of 280 bottles.