The Macallan Honors 200 Years with The TIME : SPACE Collection

Earlier this year, The Macallan made headlines with the first release in their TIME : SPACE Collection in celebration of their 200 anniversary. Bottled in one circular, dual-chamber vessel, TIME : SPACE ingeniously coupled a 1940 single malt scotch whisky vintage with the first-ever release (distilled in 2018) from The Macallan’s new distillery. For the prestigious Speyside scotch house, this debut marked more than one exclamatory 84-year-old whisky. Rather, it was a metaphor for the relationship between whisky and time, and the way The Macallan always looks back at what was laid in warehouses before, and continuously distills for what will be utilized in the future. Limited to 200 bottles worldwide, TIME : SPACE represents the pinnacle of single malt scotch whisky.

Last week in New York City, The Macallan unveiled the second expression in their TIME : SPACE Collection, known as TIME : SPACE Mastery. Though this release also lives within a distinct circular vessel (and was also produced in The Macallan’s signature “curiously small stills”), the similarities stop there. Whereas the former centers two liquids from disparate points in the aging process, this new whisky integrates aged single malt scotch drawn from European oak sherry seasoned casks, American oak sherry seasoned casks, American oak bourbon casks and even refill casks. In fact, to achieve the flavorful layers of the liquid, Euan Kennedy, lead whisky maker for TIME : SPACE Mastery, tapped into single malt scotch from 14 different cask types.

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