The Macallan distillery
Distillery in Easter Elchies, ScotlandWikipedia
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Oct 29, 2026
Peter AllisonGUEST
Which was pretty, pretty strange.
Peter AllisonGUEST
And then ended up with Edrington and the Macallan.
Peter AllisonGUEST
Yeah.
Peter AllisonGUEST
Were
Peter AllisonGUEST
And so from Edrington, which is a great company, I was based in the Middle East.
Peter AllisonGUEST
So I was based in Dubai.
Peter AllisonGUEST
working for the Macallan.
GraemeHOST
That must have been a tough run, eh? I mean, trying to sell Macallan.
Connal MackenzieGUEST
One matured very obviously in X bourbon barrels and the other matured in X sherry casks.
Connal MackenzieGUEST
from the same vintage pretty much the same abv um yeah same age just different types of cask um so that's a dual release out now it's still available as we speak um but full cast strength sort of 58 point something percent abv small outturns of about just 6 000 bottles from each batch so they're available heritage barley and the barley in particular is a barley called golden promise which was put on the map by Macallan back in the 70s.
Connal MackenzieGUEST
And it was really known for its oily, viscous texture in the mid of the palate.
Connal MackenzieGUEST
And, you know, it's a bit more expensive to use and it yields a lot less than what a commercially available malt would do.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
The theme for today is whiskeys that are around the world.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
This is a 32-year-old Macallan cask sample.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
Your company Turnberry, which does seafood and logistics around the world.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
What was that moment where you went from Goldman and you resigned?
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Rickesh KishnaniHOST
Since you're a good friend and you're not even in Hong Kong as often, I thought you should try something really special.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
Thank you.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
So this is a 32-year-old Macallan.
Rickesh KishnaniHOST
This is a cask sample.
MartinusGUEST
Do you know? And they had a couple of Scottish, they had more Scottish than anything else, which would have been typical at the time.
MartinusGUEST
And there were some Macallans and stuff down the bottom.
speaker_0HOST
Yeah.
MartinusGUEST
But I remember thinking I had like 35 euros, I think, on me.
Janet SteinNARRATOR
The collection sold for £162,500, and the proceeds will benefit three charities selected by the artists involved, with the funds to be split equally between Grey Theatre Company, London, Cancer Research UK, and Associazione Vidas in Milan, Italy.
Janet SteinNARRATOR
Jean Farras, creative director for Macallan, said, We are humbled by the response to the auction live from the Macallan estate and the results achieved.
Janet SteinNARRATOR
It was a privilege to welcome Sotheby's and guests to our home and to see such appreciation for whiskeys that represent different chapters in our history.
Janet SteinNARRATOR
We are especially proud that the sale of the Macallan Romantica Collection of Artist's Edition, which has raised funds for charities nominated by the artist Valerio Adami, Sir Peter Blake, and Michael Dillon, gave in this remarkable collaboration a meaningful legacy beyond the auction itself.
BobbyHOST
Oh, but I thought it might be peated.
JackGUEST
It's, it's, it is, is, is, uh, is the, is the, is the screw you from, from, to Macallan after they came-
BobbyHOST
Yeah
JackGUEST
... after they, they, after E- E- Edradour kind of broke, you know, broke their relationship with them, that was what they released to say, "Guess what? We're gonna sell this at $100 less than what you're saying, and it's gonna be the best juice that can compete with your stuff."
KevinHOST
Yeah, Glenturret-
BobbyHOST
Yeah
KevinHOST
... is a good Macallan alternative.
JackGUEST
Oh, yeah.
Jason HeatonHOST
And then I, I don't know.
Jason HeatonHOST
I, maybe I'm, it's a cliche, but, like, a, a 50-year-old Macallan I think would just be fascinating to try, 'cause it, it's such a renowned, you know, the, the old Macallans are just, they, they go for so much money.
Jason HeatonHOST
Um-
James StaceyHOST
Yeah
JaredHOST
Yeah.
GraysonHOST
Wa- Johnny Walker was number five, Macallan was 11, Redbreast was 18, Woodford was 21, Jameson was 23, uh, Lagavulin was 27, Old Overholt was 35, Eagle Rare was 41, Blanton's was 44, Bulleit 45.
GraysonHOST
So I don't get how they're calling, like, Michter's is number one and then Eagle Rare is 41.
GraysonHOST
Like, I guess, sure-
SenatorPANELIST
Mm-hmm.
GizmoHOST
You, you're gonna hate this gut, initial gut reaction, I think, but it kind of has, it, it kind of sits in the Macallan family for me a little bit.
SenatorPANELIST
That is outrageous.
SenatorPANELIST
No.
Bam BamPANELIST
Can I make another take? I have a completely different take on that.
Bam BamPANELIST
This tastes like a very traditional scotch.
Bam BamPANELIST
It's more like a Glenlivet to me, not a Macallan.
SenatorPANELIST
I was gonna go Glenmorangie.
Nick PegnaGUEST
Uh, in a similar way, uh, the same is true of Scotch.
Nick PegnaGUEST
So we're doing, uh, an auction next month at Macallan, bringing some visitors up there.
Nick PegnaGUEST
Many of them have been drinking Macallan for years.
Nick PegnaGUEST
They've never visited the place.
Nick PegnaGUEST
And so you go to the distillery.
Nick PegnaGUEST
So we are connecting the people who are buying it with, with the estates that are making it, but also helping the estates by running a series of auctions as we do.
Janina DoréHOST
Mm.
Nick PegnaGUEST
Whether that's on behalf of the Napa Valley vintners or the Hospice de Beaune growers or these ex-château sales that we've run or equally what we're doing with Macallan.