Macallan 1979 Gran Reserva

A truly classic sherried Macallan, this 1979 is regarded as the best of the highly sought-after Gran Reserva series released in the 1990s to showcase the extreme end of sherried whisky from the distillery. Scoring 91 points on Serge Valentin’s whiskyfun.com, this is one of the landmark Macallan releases of the last twenty years.

The Macallan Gran Reserva has bathed deeply in the most sultry of our Spanish Sherry casks. These Sherry casks were set aside from all others, filled with The Macallan spirit and judiciously nosed over the years by the Distillery Management.
Having slumbered for 18 years at Easter Elchies, our Gran Reserva now reveals itself as a malt steeped in the pedigree of The Macallan. From the initial gathering of water at our own private source to the shipping of casks from Spain, each moment, each costly selection of the best, is to be found in The Macallan Gran Reserva.”