Macallan 2000 (bottled 2009), G&M Speymalt, 43 %, 35cl Category: Single Malt Distillery: Macallan Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail Bottling serie: Speymalt Vintage: 2000 Bottled: 2009 Cask Type: Sherry Casks Strength: 43.0 % Vol. Size: 35 cl A young Speymalt from Gordon & MacPhail. Sherry casks as always, and that shows in the smell! It is only 9 years old, but the dried fruits are already so heavily present. Dates, figs, raisins, you name it! Just a touch of oak and the sweetness is just pure fruity sweetness. So dark in the taste! All the dried fruits are there, tannins, oak and sweet sweet berries. The oak and tannins stays in the finish for quite some time, with some different dried fruits accompanying along the way. So much flavor in such a young whisky. I don’t think you get it much more “sherry-bomb” at 43 %. What a great job both Macallan and G&M does! If you like the heavily sherried whiskies, this is you.