Distillery Info
Charles MacLean MBE is one of Scotland’s best-known figures, a leading global whisky expert, prolific author, and accidental film star.
Charlie has been researching and writing books and articles on whisky since 1981. He now acts as a consultant to the Scotch whisky industry, especially in relation to flavour assessment. He has been a longstanding sensory mentor for Adelphi Distillery Ltd for almost three decades.
Made up from the following Malt and Grain Whisky:
40 ex Bourbon ASB of Malt Whisky distilled in the West Highlands (2018)
5 ex Bourbon ASB of Malt Whisky distilled in Campbeltown (2016)
16 ex Sherry hogsheads of Malt Whisky distilled in the West Highlands (2018) 21 ex Bourbon hogsheads of Grain whisky distilled in the Lowlands. (2017)
Maclean's nose has a very high malt content of 70% and a high proportion of ex-sherry casks.
The whisky is non-chill filtered and natural colour. Bottled at 46% ABV.
The label is made using crushed barley paper, a byproduct of whisky production.
