SPIRITS LIQUID RENAISSANCE

The actions of distillery staff just after the Second World War laid the foundation for an extremely rare expression of The Macallan. Jacqueline Kot was among the first in the world to sample the unique 72-year-old single malt

In 1946, the year after the close of the Second World War, the first bikini was unveiled in Paris, the Vespa hit the ground in Italy, Tupperware became a fixture in kitchens across the US, and signs of recovery were stirring in the UK. Though rationing was still in force, the BBC returned to television screens and Heathrow Airport opened for commercial flights. In Scotland, staff at the Speyside distillery of The Macallan began this new era by filling casks with a whisky made from barley malted with peat. Little did they know that the fruit of their labour would christen a new era for the brand 72 years later, the inauguration of a shiny new distillery in Craigellachie. Earlier this year, a select group of journalists became the first people in…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019

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