AVAILABLE ON PRE-ORDER - will be shipped after the 5th October 2026. The 2026 TIME:SPACE Sherry Cask 20 years old is bottled at 44.8% volume. Its circular vessel comes in a yellow presentation box inspired by palomino grapes. MATURATION: Matured for 20 years mainly in European oak sherry-seasoned casks, with some American oak. The Valdespino Connection: The whisky was then married in the first 200 casks seasoned at Macallan's own Valdespino bodega in Jerez, Spain. The casks were made in Macallan's Jerez cooperages and filled in Scotland in 2024, the bicentenary year. Second Interaction: This gave the whisky a second contact with fresh sherry oak. It was also a first for Macallan: casks seasoned with sherry from its own bodega. SUGGESTIONS: Serve neat in a tulip-shaped glass, with water alongside. Add a few drops at a time if dilution is preferred.
Tasting notes
Dark Amber.
Raisins, figs, dates, frangipane, toffee, caramelised nuts, dark chocolate and baking spices.
Dried fruit, ginger cake, treacle toffee, blackberry jam, chocolate-covered cherries, cloves and oak.
Wood spice, espresso and gentle oak.
The Macallan distillery stands on the Easter Elchies estate near Craigellachie, beside the River Spey. Alexander Reid obtained its first licence in 1824. Sherry-seasoned oak casks remain central to the distillery's whisky production.
