The Macallan Harmony Collection Jing Phoenix Whisky is the fifth release in The Macallan’s celebrated Harmony Collection — a limited-edition single malt crafted in collaboration with JING Tea and inspired by JING’s Phoenix Honey Orchid, a complex tea of lush dessert wine aromas and exotic fruit notes. Predominantly matured in sherry seasoned American oak casks, with sherry seasoned European oak for roasted richness and a subtle inclusion of ex-bourbon casks for a final sweetness that emulates the dessert wine character of the tea that inspired it. Warm honey in colour, with summery peach, apricot, floral honey, and tropical fruit on the nose, and a palate of fresh peaches in rich syrup, warm citrus, toffee, and a delicate leafy astringency on the finish. Acorn to glass. Garden to cup.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Warm honey — the rich, inviting colour of a single malt matured in a carefully selected combination of sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, with a subtle inclusion of ex-bourbon casks for a final layer of sweetness and complexity.
Aroma
Summery peach and apricot with the heady sweetness of floral honey, all intertwined with tropical fruits, toffee, and sweet oak — the lush, dessert wine-inspired bouquet of a single malt crafted to honour the Phoenix Honey Orchid tea that inspired it.
Palate
Fresh peaches in rich syrup, warm citrus, and toffee, with light floral notes leading to a delicate leafy astringency — the beautifully balanced, complex palate of a whisky where sherry seasoned American oak provides fruity and floral character, European oak adds roasted richness, and ex-bourbon casks deliver a final, lingering sweetness.
Pairs With
A natural companion for dark chocolate, dried fruits, soft cheeses, and the traditional Chinese Gong Fu tea ceremony pairing ritual that The Macallan and JING Tea have crafted together — or savoured neat, allowing the full complexity of peach, apricot, honey, and toffee to reveal itself in the glass.
Finish
Fruity, sweet, and complex — the long, satisfying close of a limited-edition single malt of exceptional craft and distinction.
