When I retired my department gave me a bottle of Macallan Royal Wedding scotch. This scotch was bottled in 1981 as a very limited edition in honor of the wedding of Charles and Diana. It is a blend of whiskeys distilled in 1948 and 1961 (the birth years of Charles and Diana.). I had been saving it for the unnamed "special occasion." Well, last night, in honor of both my 73rd trip around the sun and the receipt of some good news about a health scare... the occasion had arrived.
The whiskey is both excellent and a huge surprise. I have drunk a fair bit of Macallan's recent product and much as I like it I would never describe it as peaty or smokey. But the Royal Wedding was both... peaty and smokey. If I had to compare it to another single malt, I'd say it tasted a bit like Lagavulin.... but smooth beyond description. It also has some fruit notes...a smell of stewed prunes and not a hint of an alcohol taste.
I have seen this whiskey offered on the web for over $3000.... In my opinion... very glad I got to taste it but not worth that kind of money. To me a bottle would have to be life changing to be worth that kind of money....(No DRC for me.). In fact if it hadn't been a gift I might have been tempted to sell it.
Hope all are well.