Macallan 15 Year Old Double Cask
The Macallan · The Macallan Distillery
The Double Cask program is fundamentally about the angle of entry — how two different oak types introduce themselves to the same spirit. At 15 years, the conversation between vanilla-forward American oak and fruit-laden European oak reaches a rich equilibrium. This is Macallan at its most balanced and approachable.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Ripe dried fruit — dates and figs — layered with honey and butterscotch. A gentle waft of vanilla and orange zest lifts the sherry influence, while a faint undertone of oak resin grounds it.
Palate
Creamy and medium-bodied, with caramel and dried apricot meeting clove spice at the center. The interplay of American and European oak casks creates a dual sweetness: vanilla custard from bourbon barrels and dried fruit from sherry butts.
Finish
Medium-long, with lingering honey, gentle wood spice, and a final note of cocoa-dusted almonds.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Sherry-seasoned American oak and European oak (Double Cask)
- Peat Level (PPM)
- 0
- Distillation
- Copper pot stills, small cut for oily, rich new make
- Maturation
- 15 years in sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks
- Chill-Filtered
- Yes
Food Pairing
Aged Manchego's nutty, crystalline texture pairs naturally with the whisky's dried fruit and clove spice, while quince paste echoes the sherry-derived sweetness.
Matured in a combination of sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks at The Macallan Estate on Easter Elchies, this 15-year expression reflects the distillery's long collaboration with Jerez cooperages to season casks to precise specifications.
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