In its 2 hundredth yr, Macallan reveals no indicators of slowing down. Right this moment, The Macallan has unveiled The Macallan Horizon, in collaboration with Bentley Motors.
The 2 luxurious manufacturers, which introduced their collaboration in 2021, have been quietly but passionately engaged on The Macallan Horizon for 3 years. For Macallan’s anniversary, the mission has lastly been launched.
The Macallan Horizon shall be obtainable from The Macallan Property Boutique, the home and travel retail Bouqtiues, and chosen on-line retailers.
In what Jaume Ferras, Inventive Director of The Macallan referred to as “essentially the most advanced and visionary whisky mission that The Macallan has embarked upon”, the group at Macallan has labored carefully with Bentley Motors to provide a whisky and bottle that evokes the historical past and stature of each manufacturers.
The Supplies Used For The Macallan Horizon
Drawing inspiration from The Macallan’s six pillars, the whisky is encased in a vessel that includes six completely different supplies: whisky, leather-based, glass, wooden, aluminum, and copper. Every materials is “integral to The Macallan, Bentley Motors and a partnership based in innovation”.
The bespoke glass bottle is designed to be displayed horizontally quite than vertically. This design “demonstrates an unparalleled method to product innovation and design, and displays the horizontal trajectory of the automotive world”.
An aluminum ribbon, that was engineered by Bentley, wraps across the bottle, paying tribute to this versatile materials that’s used within the constructing of Bentley automobiles.
The bottle is then encased in a fastidiously crafted sculpture that’s lined with low-carbon leather-based and a recycled copper body, containing copper from Macallan’s previous stills. Then, on the closure of the sculpture is an oak inlay that was created utilizing one of many six casks used within the maturation of the whisky. The closure is impressed by the Bentley Drive Dynamic Management rotary dial. The sculpture is then completed with Bentley’s Crown Lower Walnut veneer.
The Macallan Horizon Whisky
The whisky itself is a mix of six first-fill sherry cask matured whiskies, hand-selected by Grasp Whisky Maker, Kirsteen Campbell. Blended to create a wealthy and sophisticated spirit, the whisky “captures the essence of Bentley”, with a long-lasting end harking back to Bentley’s timeless type.
In keeping with the press launch, the tasting notes for the Macallan Horizon are as follows:
“ABV: 46.6%, a nod to each the six casks and The Macallan’s Six Pillars
Color: Darkish mahogany
Nostril: Resinous polished oak with plums and darkish cherries, alongside fragrant contemporary leather-based and a natural, leafy notice. An abundance of dried fruits comply with – sticky dates, raisins and sultanas main on to candy cinnamon, nutmeg with a touch of cloves.
Palate/Style: Splendidly wealthy and indulgent. Darkish treacle notes with cinder toffee, crystalised ginger and charred pineapple. Candy vanilla pods and fudge develop, adopted by darkish chocolate coated brazil nuts and a warming oak spice.
End: Wealthy oak, lengthy, advanced.”
An Historic Collaboration: The Macallan x Bentley Motors
Talking in regards to the historic collaboration, Jaume Ferras mentioned: “Our collaboration with Bentley and the information change we’ve got undertaken has impressed us to see issues very in another way. Within the spirits world, every thing is vertical, comparable to our stills and our bottles. After we seemed on the horizontal airplane that Bentley’s grand tourers occupy, it made us take into account if and the way we might adapt this format for whisky, which in the end requires to be poured and loved”.
Bentley Chairman and CEO, Adrian Hallmark, provides: “We’ve spent years working with The Macallan by our partnership, taking time to craft this unimaginable first joint product that represents one of the best of each manufacturers. Centred on revolutionary supplies all through that mirror our give attention to the longer term, the tip end result – each the whisky and the vessel that accommodates it – are beautiful, and signify a brand new benchmark for design, supplies and high quality on this stempo”.
Solely 700 bottles of The Macallan Horizon have been produced with a price ticket of $50,000.