(Image Source: Macallan)

What you need to know:

• The Macallan pays homage to the River Spey in second edition of The Home Collection, which celebrates the various elements that underpin the Macallan Estate.
• The new expression, bottled at 44.8% ABV, offers classic Sherry notes of raisins, sultanas, butterscotch, chocolate and spice. This should be available in 2023.

It appears that The Macallan is ready with its second homage to the Home Collection, this time celebrating the River Spey, which is what Speyside is named after.

The inaugural Macallan Home Edition - The Distillery. (Image Source: Macallan)

The Macallan's Home Collection is an annual series that celebrates the various elements that anchor the famous Speyside Scotch distillery and has helped established it. The inaugural edition just out earlier this year (2022) paid tribute to The Distillery, and featured a beautiful watercolor work by Macallan's own staff, Colin Rizza, whose family works on the Macallan Estate.

The River Spey is the lifeblood from which many Scotch distilleries congregate around. (Image Source: Speyside Whisky Experience)

The second edition appears to center itself around the River Spey, which runs through the Speyside region, providing water to the Macallan Estate.

(Image Source: Macallan)

"The Macallan Home Collection is a celebration of our Estate and the community spirit which has sustained it over time.

This edition is dedicated to the River Spey, a proud symbol of Scotland, which weaves its way through the heart of Speyside and The Macallan Estate.

Opening with rich raisin and sultana on the nose and a velvety palate of butterscotch, chocolate and nutmeg, the finish is well balanced with toasted oak and spice."

The River Spey from the Easter Elchies, where Macallan's Estate sits. (Image Source: RiverSpey.org)

The Rive Spey is a designated special site of conservation and has been a popular spot for Atlantic salmon fishing. Macallan has regularly worked with various ecological parties to sustain a charitable partnership with The Atlantic Salmon Trust to help conserve the wildlife in the River Spey sanctuary.

The new expression, bottled at 44.8% ABV, offers classic Sherry notes of raisins, sultanas, butterscotch, chocolate and spice. This should be available in 2023, stay tuned!

Kanpai!

88 Bamboo Editorial Team