{"product_id":"macallan-edition-no-4","title":"The Macallan Edition No. 4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2018 Release)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.mw-master-container{\n  --mw-accent: #348e38;   \/* metallic foil  *\/\n  --mw-glow:   #0b7314;   \/* power color    *\/\n  --mw-bg:     #160c05;   \/* 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. 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.\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 fourth annual Edition, released worldwide from July 2018 — the year the new distillery opened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSeven sherry-seasoned cask types, disclosed down to the cooperage on the pack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFirst-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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe series’ architecture chapter — a whisky built to mark a building.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBottled at 48.4% ABV, the fourth step on the ladder; the producer’s colour note is burnished copper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eNatural colour, no age statement, suggested at $109 at release.\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\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burnished copper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rounded honey and sweet apple, orange zest over ginger and nutmeg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toffee and vanilla with red apple, fig and cocoa behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium to long, on spiced oak.\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\u003eEvery 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/macallan-edition-no-3\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe aroma Edition built with Roja Dove\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/products\/macallan-edition-no-5\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003ethe American-oak Edition No. 5\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/midnightwhiskey.com\/collections\/the-macallan\" class=\"mw-accent\"\u003eThe Macallan range 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 4 of 6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReleased\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48.4%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96.8\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\u003eCask program\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeven sherry-seasoned cask types — see Production Methodology for the full enumerated bill\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCooperages named\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTevasa, Diego Martín Rosado, José y Miguel Martín (European oak); Vasyma (American oak)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTheme\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe opening of the new Macallan distillery, 2018\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\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2 class=\"mw-h3\"\u003eRecommended Serving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eProduction Methodology\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"details-content\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdition 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.\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 does The Macallan Edition No. 4 celebrate?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eEdition 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eWhat casks are in The Macallan Edition No. 4?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eSeven 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3 class=\"mw-q\"\u003eIs The Macallan Edition No. 4 cask strength?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eNo. 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. 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