Age isn’t just a number where whisky is concerned, and none more than The Macallan can attest to that. The established distillery’s most recent release has been decades in the making, with its rich beginnings reaching across eight decades. In a single, sherry-soaked oak cask, this particular single malt began ageing in 1940––a year after the Second World War began. Over the years, the malt has developed a depth of flavours spanning bramble jam, treacle toffee, and charred pineapple. Astoundingly rare, the distillery has named it: ‘The Reach’.
The syrupy dark auburn single malt is the oldest whisky ever released by The Macallan, and only 288 bottles exist today. This rarity deserves a presentation of equal gravitas. The distillery commissioned well-regarded Scottish sculptor Saskia Robinson to tell The Reach’s story through a bronze-cast creation which accompanies each of these elusive bottles. In the artwork she created, three distinct bronze hands erupt from a solid base, stretching out to cradle a mouth-blown glass decanter.
