The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)
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Age: NAS (No Age Statement — Disclosed Cask Recipe) | Region: Speyside / Highlands, Scotland | Proof: 96.0
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The Macallan Edition No. 1 is the 2015 opening release of the Edition Series, an annual single malt built to disclose its own cask recipe. Whisky maker Bob Dalgarno drew it from eight styles of European and American oak cask, and it was bottled at 48% ABV without an age statement, with its composition printed on the pack.

The Elemental Distinction

  • The release that opened the Edition Series in 2015 — the first of six annual editions, ending in 2020.
  • Eight cask styles, the most of any Edition, spanning European and American oak butts, hogsheads and puncheons.
  • Chosen by Bob Dalgarno, The Macallan’s whisky maker across the series’ first three releases.
  • Bottled at 48% ABV — the base of the series’ ascending-strength ladder that ends at 48.6%.
  • No age statement: the series’ premise is the cask recipe, disclosed on the pack, rather than a number.
  • Natural colour throughout, as with every Macallan — nothing added, the shade drawn from the oak alone.

Sensory Profile

Nose: Dried fruits and ginger over vanilla.

Palate: Oak-led sweetness with spice behind it.

Finish: Toasted oak, medium length.

Strategic Position

Series openers set the vocabulary, and this one set two rules the next five releases kept: print the cask recipe, and climb the strength ladder one step at a time. It reads leanest next to the Roca brothers' Edition No. 2, where the brief turned from wood to taste. It anchors the Macallan house at Midnight Whiskey.

Technical Specifications

Class Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Series The Macallan Edition Series — release 1 of 6
Released 2015
ABV 48%
Proof 96
Age statement None; the series is built on disclosed cask recipes, not age
Whisky maker Bob Dalgarno
Cask program Eight cask styles of European and American sherry-seasoned oak — butts, hogsheads and puncheons
Vessel split [verify] — two retail listings replicating pack copy give 58% butts, 23% hogsheads, 19% puncheons; confirm from the pack in the vault before this is stated as fact
Colour Natural, drawn from the cask; nothing added
Region Speyside, Scotland
Producer The Macallan Distillers Ltd, Craigellachie
Format [verify] — 700 mL European and 750 mL US bottlings both exist for this series; confirm the bottling in the vault

Collector Note

First editions of completed series carry the premium of hindsight, and this one closed the program at six releases in 2020, which makes No. 1 the fixed starting point of every complete set. Its eight-cask recipe was never repeated — later editions used seven, six, seven and then American oak alone — so the opener is also the most complex build in the series on paper. Sealed examples with clean boxes carry the value; the box is part of the release.

Recommended Serving

Neat, in a tulip glass, and give the first pour a few minutes: at 48% the spirit sits above standard strength but below cask strength, and it opens without water. If you add any, keep it to drops — the dried-fruit register is the first thing dilution flattens.

Production Methodology

The premise of the Edition Series began here: choose a set of casks, disclose the recipe, and let the wood argue its own case. Dalgarno drew Edition No. 1 from eight cask styles — European and American oak in butts, hogsheads and puncheons, sherry-seasoned in the house style — which remains the widest recipe of the six releases. The whisky carries no age statement because age is not the claim; the claim is the specific combination of oak, printed on the pack, and the natural colour it produced. It was bottled at 48% ABV, the base step of a ladder the series climbed by a tenth of a point in each later year.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Macallan Edition No. 1?

The Macallan Edition No. 1 is the first release in the Edition Series, an annual set of single malt Scotch whiskies The Macallan released from 2015 to 2020. It was created by whisky maker Bob Dalgarno from eight styles of European and American oak cask, bottled at 48% ABV without an age statement, with the cask recipe disclosed on the pack.

What casks were used in The Macallan Edition No. 1?

Edition No. 1 was drawn from eight cask styles, the most of any release in the series, spanning European and American oak butts, hogsheads and puncheons, sherry-seasoned in The Macallan's house style. Disclosing the specific cask combination on the pack was the founding idea of the Edition Series.

Does The Macallan Edition No. 1 have an age statement?

No. Edition No. 1 carries no age statement, and neither does any other release in the Edition Series. The series is built around the cask recipe rather than a number: each year The Macallan disclosed the exact combination of oak styles used, and bottled the result at a stated strength, beginning at 48% ABV here.
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All Sales Final: Due to alcohol regulations, we cannot accept returns for change of mind.
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