{"product_id":"macallan-edition-no-1","title":"The Macallan Edition No. 1 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2015 Release)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent: #aa825e;   \/* metallic foil  *\/\n  --mw-glow:   #6f4426;   \/* power color    *\/\n  --mw-bg:     #320c05;   \/* deep lowlight  *\/\n  --mw-text:#e0e0e0; --mw-muted:#b8b8b8; --mw-hair:#222;\n  font-family: inherit; background:var(--mw-bg); color:var(--mw-text);\n  line-height:1.7; padding:24px; margin-bottom:60px;\n}\n\/* scoped resets: neutralize theme heading styles inside the block *\/\n.mw-master-container h2, .mw-master-container h3{\n  margin:0; padding:0; font-family:inherit; line-height:inherit; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-h3{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase;\n  font-size:0.9rem; letter-spacing:2px; margin-top:40px; display:block;\n  border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-glow); padding-bottom:8px; margin-bottom:20px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-accent:hover{ color:#fff; text-decoration:underline; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-info-box{ background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--mw-bg) 0%, var(--mw-glow) 100%);\n  padding:25px; margin:25px 0; border-radius:0 4px 4px 0; border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-left:4px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container .mw-list{ margin:0; padding-left:20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:30px; margin:30px 0; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02); padding:25px;\n  border:1px solid var(--mw-glow); border-radius:4px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-label{ color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; font-size:0.75rem;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body{ margin-top:20px; font-size:0.9rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-card-body p + p{ margin-top:10px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table{ width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin-top:15px; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td{ padding:14px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  color:#ccc; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-table td:first-child{ font-weight:bold; width:38%; color:var(--mw-accent);\n  text-transform:uppercase; font-size:0.75rem; letter-spacing:1px; }\n.mw-master-container details{ background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03); border:1px solid var(--mw-hair);\n  border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:15px; }\n.mw-master-container summary{ padding:18px; color:var(--mw-accent); font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;\n  outline:none; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center;\n  text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1px; font-size:0.85rem; }\n.mw-master-container summary::after{ content:'+'; font-size:1.2rem; }\n.mw-master-container details[open]{ border:1px solid var(--mw-accent); }\n.mw-master-container details[open] summary::after{ content:'-'; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content{ padding:0 20px 20px 20px; font-size:0.95rem; }\n.mw-master-container .mw-q{ font-size:0.95rem; font-weight:bold; color:var(--mw-text); margin-top:14px; }\n.mw-master-container .details-content .mw-q:first-child{ margin-top:0; }\n@media (max-width:768px){ .mw-master-container .mw-grid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-master-container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"speakable\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eThe Elemental Distinction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-info-box\"\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"mw-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe release that opened the Edition Series in 2015 — the first of six annual editions, ending in 2020.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEight cask styles, the most of any Edition, spanning European and American oak butts, hogsheads and puncheons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eChosen by Bob Dalgarno, The Macallan’s whisky maker across the series’ first three releases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBottled at 48% ABV — the base of the series’ ascending-strength ladder that ends at 48.6%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eNo age statement: the series’ premise is the cask recipe, disclosed on the pack, rather than a number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eNatural colour throughout, as with every Macallan — nothing added, the shade drawn from the oak alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"mw-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body speakable\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dried fruits and ginger over vanilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oak-led sweetness with spice behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toasted oak, medium length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-card-label\"\u003eStrategic Position\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"mw-card-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eSeries 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/macallan-edition-no-2\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Roca brothers' Edition No. 2\u003c\/a\u003e, where the brief turned from wood to taste. It anchors \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/the-macallan\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe Macallan house at Midnight Whiskey\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"mw-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHighland Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeries\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Macallan Edition Series — release 1 of 6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReleased\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge statement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone; the series is built on disclosed cask recipes, not age\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky maker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBob Dalgarno\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEight cask styles of European and American sherry-seasoned oak — butts, hogsheads and puncheons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVessel split\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e[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\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural, drawn from the cask; nothing added\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside, Scotland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Macallan Distillers Ltd, Craigellachie\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e[verify] — 700 mL European and 750 mL US bottlings both exist for this series; confirm the bottling in the vault\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eCollector Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNeat, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eAuthentication \u0026amp; Vault Preservation\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEvery 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/pages\/authentication-standards\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eour editorial and authentication standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat is The Macallan Edition No. 1?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat casks were used in The Macallan Edition No. 1?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEdition 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eDoes The Macallan Edition No. 1 have an age statement?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNo. Edition No. 1 carries no age statement, and neither does any other release in the Edition Series. 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