First Impressions
Sienna is where the 1824 Series starts to flex Macallan's sherry-cask muscle. Bottled at 43% and carrying noticeably more colour than Amber, it's drawn from a higher proportion of first-fill Spanish oak.
Distillery & Heritage
Bob Dalgarno's colour-coded concept relied on Macallan's enormous sherry-cask programme — the distillery commissions its own oak from Galicia and Cantabria, has it coopered in Jerez, seasoned with sherry for up to two years, then shipped to Speyside.
Tasting Notes in Detail
The nose is unmistakably Macallan: orange peel, dried fig, ginger, dark toffee. The palate is rich and chewy — raisin, marmalade, dark chocolate, dried apricot — with a creamy oak weight that the 43% ABV carries beautifully.
Verdict
The 1824 Series at its most characteristically Macallan.
