Macallan Harmony Collection Intense Arabica

Following the excellent first part of the Harmony collection, the Single Malt "Rich Cacao", The Macallan distillery offers a new, very limited edition: The Macallan Harmony Collection Intense Arabica.

A whisky that pays tribute to the world of coffee, inspired by the flavour of the Arabica coffee bean from Ethiopia, which is recognised as the birthplace of coffee.

Steven Bremner, Whisky Maker at Macallan, immersed himself in the art of coffee by hosting a Masterclass with world-renowned coffee experts at The Macallan Estate.

He wanted to create an intense whisky reminiscent of the taste of coffee, and chose a combination of American and European oak casks to achieve distinctive notes of espresso coffee "particularly sweet, but also powerful".

 "Inspired by Intense Arabica is a tribute to the world of coffee and the incredible journey of the coffee bean."

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The Macallan has teamed up with experts specialising in the coffee ecosystem to share knowledge, creativity and passion to bring this exciting concept to life. In the pursuit of sustainable packaging, discarded coffee bean husks have been given a new life to create this innovative presentation box, which encloses a unique whisky.

The Macallan whisky maker Steven Bremner has been inspired by the Arabica coffee bean from Ethiopia, said to be the birthplace of coffee, and developed a whisky aged in both European and American oak casks that delivers notes reminiscent of a divinely sweet, yet strong espresso."

AROMA 
Very rich and very cake-like, tiramisu, cappuccino, gingerbread, dried fruit, sweet spices.

TASTE
intense, espresso, dark chocolate, notes of red fruits (blackberry), brazil nuts, vanilla, sweet oak.

If the second release is as good as the first release, then we are in for a treat. We believe it will be as popular as its predecessor, and you can bet it will be incredibly hard to get your hands on.

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