On Tuesday, The Macallan announced the release of its upcoming TIME : SPACE Collection in honor of the distillery’s 200-year anniversary. According to a brand press release, the collection will feature three unique expressions, two of which are housed in a dual-chambered vessel. This release, TIME : SPACE, contains both an 84-year-old 1940 vintage and a 2018 vintage bottled at five-years-old from the first year of production at The Macallan’s new Easter Elchies distillery. The second release, dubbed TIME : SPACE Mastery, is a non-age statement single malt that has journeyed through 14 different oak casks ranging from European sherry-seasoned casks to American ex-bourbon casks.
The 1940 vintage, bottled at 43.6 percent ABV, is a single malt aged in two separate casks: a first-fill American oak butt and a second-fill European oak butt, both seasoned with Jerez de la Frontera sherry and matured for 84 years in Speyside. The 2018 single malt is the first whisky ever produced at the distillery’s new facility, making the dual-chambered decanter a symbol of The Macallan’s acknowledgement of the past while never taking its eyes off the future.
