The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)
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Age: NAS (No Age Statement — Disclosed Cask Recipe) | Region: Speyside / Highlands, Scotland | Proof: 96.8
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The Macallan Edition No. 4 is the 2018 release of the Edition Series, marking the opening of The Macallan's new distillery that summer. It was drawn from seven sherry-seasoned cask types, including first-fill European oak butts from the Tevasa, Diego Martín Rosado and José y Miguel Martín cooperages and first-fill American oak Vasyma hogsheads, and bottled at 48.4% ABV with no age statement.

The Elemental Distinction

  • The fourth annual Edition, released worldwide from July 2018 — the year the new distillery opened.
  • Seven sherry-seasoned cask types, disclosed down to the cooperage on the pack.
  • First-fill European oak from Tevasa, Diego Martín Rosado and José y Miguel Martín; first-fill American oak Vasyma hogsheads; refill butts and hogsheads in both oaks.
  • The series’ architecture chapter — a whisky built to mark a building.
  • Bottled at 48.4% ABV, the fourth step on the ladder; the producer’s colour note is burnished copper.
  • Natural colour, no age statement, suggested at $109 at release.

Sensory Profile

Colour: Burnished copper.

Nose: Rounded honey and sweet apple, orange zest over ginger and nutmeg.

Palate: Toffee and vanilla with red apple, fig and cocoa behind.

Finish: Medium to long, on spiced oak.

Strategic Position

Every series has its hinge, and 2018 is this one’s: the year the program stopped looking outward at collaborators and marked the house’s own new distillery instead. It stands between the aroma Edition built with Roja Dove and the American-oak Edition No. 5, within The Macallan range at Midnight Whiskey.

Technical Specifications

Class Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Series The Macallan Edition Series — release 4 of 6
Released 2018
ABV 48.4%
Proof 96.8
Age statement None; the series is built on disclosed cask recipes, not age
Cask program Seven sherry-seasoned cask types — see Production Methodology for the full enumerated bill
Cooperages named Tevasa, Diego Martín Rosado, José y Miguel Martín (European oak); Vasyma (American oak)
Theme The opening of the new Macallan distillery, 2018
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

The Macallan suggested $109 at release in July 2018, and the edition has traded well above it since — but the durable interest here is documentary: this is the bottle that marks the opening of the new distillery, with a cask bill disclosed down to the named Spanish cooperages. For anyone assembling the set, No. 4 is also the recipe most worth reading — seven types, enumerated, is the series’ transparency idea at full stretch.

Recommended Serving

The honey-and-apple register opens with a little water, which is unusual in this series — add a few drops after the first taste and the orange zest comes forward against the nutmeg. Neat works at 48.4%, but this is the edition where dilution buys complexity rather than costing it.

Production Methodology

Edition No. 4 discloses its build more completely than any other release in the series: seven sherry-seasoned cask types, named on the pack. First-fill European oak came as butts from three Jerez cooperages — Tevasa, Diego Martín Rosado and José y Miguel Martín — alongside Tevasa hogsheads and puncheons; first-fill American oak came as Vasyma hogsheads; refill butts and hogsheads in both oaks completed the bill. The whisky was bottled at 48.4% ABV, natural colour, no age statement, released worldwide from July 2018 as the new distillery opened on the estate.

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 does The Macallan Edition No. 4 celebrate?

Edition No. 4 marks the opening of The Macallan's new distillery in 2018, and the series' brief that year turned from outside collaborators to the house's own architecture and craft. It was released worldwide from July 2018 as the fourth of the six annual editions.

What casks are in The Macallan Edition No. 4?

Seven sherry-seasoned cask types, disclosed on the pack: first-fill European oak butts from the Tevasa, Diego Martin Rosado and Jose y Miguel Martin cooperages, Tevasa hogsheads and puncheons, first-fill American oak Vasyma hogsheads, and refill butts and hogsheads in both European and American oak.

Is The Macallan Edition No. 4 cask strength?

No. Edition No. 4 is bottled at 48.4% ABV, which is 96.8 proof — a chosen strength on the Edition Series' ascending ladder rather than cask strength. Each release in the series steps up a tenth of a point, from 48% for No. 1 to 48.6% for No. 6.
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