Macallan Rare Cask combines knowledge, skill, passion, commitment, and creativity to create a remarkable whisky worthy of its name. Crafted to showcase complexity and depth, the Rare Cask is drawn from the broadest spectrum of casks used in maturation on The Macallan Estate. Hand-picked by our whisky-making team, the combination of sherry seasoned American and European oak casks – a high proportion of them first fill – delivers an exquisite and unmistakably woody whisky with a rich hue.

Incomparable access to the most extensive range of cooperages in Spain gives us some of the finest and scarcest casks to choose from to create Rare Cask, resulting in diversity in the finished whiskey, unlike other Macallan expressions. The whisky-making team’s role is to get to know every cask in detail, from how it interacts with the spirit to the spectrum of colors it imparts. This relationship between the cask and craftsman, spirit and skill, ultimately gives us a Rare Cask.

With rarity at its core, Macallan Rare Cask is a whisky that will slightly differ in makeup from bottling to bottling; with some casks so rare, they will never be used again in any other Macallan. Far less than 1% of casks maturing at the distillery have been identified as fitting to bestow the Rare Cask name – and enable the creation of this multifaceted single malt.

Taking inspiration from The Macallan’s iconic triangle and designed to celebrate its natural color, Rare Cask is presented in a sculpted, heavy glass decanter.

Enjoy it with a great Cuban or New World Cigar!