The Macallan Anecdotes of Ages - An Estate, A Community, and A Distillery by Sir Peter Blake
The Macallan Anecdotes of Ages — An Estate, A Community, and A Distillery is a 47.7% ABV single malt Scotch whisky created with British pop artist Sir Peter Blake — the commercially released bottle from The Macallan's Anecdotes of Ages Collection, announced February 2021. It arrives in a custom art presentation case in Blake's palette, housing the bottle alongside a certificate on the artwork's history, a printed art scroll of collage anecdotes, and a tracing-paper overlay identifying each character — which accounts for the case's substantial 15 lb shipping weight. The 700mL bottle's label, digitally designed by Blake, tells stories of colorful characters from The Macallan's past and present. Order rare Scotch online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 47.7%
- Size: 700mL
- Release: Anecdotes of Ages Collection, February 2021 (no age statement)
- Presentation: Custom art case + certificate + printed art scroll + tracing-paper overlay
- Collaboration: Sir Peter Blake — The Macallan's third collaboration with the artist
Pop Art Meets Speyside
Sir Peter Blake — the man behind the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover — has worked with The Macallan for the better part of four decades, and Anecdotes of Ages is their third collaboration. The wider collection pairs thirteen one-of-a-kind bottles of 1967-vintage whisky (one sold at Sotheby's for the Guggenheim) with original Blake collages; this bottle was specially created so collectors beyond the auction room could own a piece of it. Lead Whisky Maker Sarah Burgess selected the whisky: dried fruits, treacle, and cracked black pepper over orange and clove, with vanilla and a long, rich oak finish. Browse more The Macallan bottlings or explore the Scotch whisky collection for other collector-grade releases.
Tasting Notes
Dried fruits and treacle on the nose with cracked black pepper and orange. The palate shows clove, vanilla, and rich oak over dark fruit, finishing long and warming with lingering spice — cinnamon in colour, generous in texture.
How to Enjoy
This is a collector's bottle first — display the art case proudly. If you open it, pour neat in a tulip glass; a whisky at this level needs nothing added.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sir Peter Blake?
A legendary British pop artist, best known for designing The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album cover, with a creative relationship with The Macallan spanning roughly 40 years.
Is this one of the 13 one-of-a-kind bottles?
No — those contain 1967-vintage whisky with original collage labels. This is the separately created, commercially sold edition from the same collection.
What's inside the presentation case?
The bottle, a certificate detailing the art's history and heritage, a printed art scroll of collage anecdotes, and a tracing-paper overlay identifying each character.
Collector-grade Macallan with genuine art-world provenance — purchase The Macallan Anecdotes of Ages online through Del Mesa Liquor, serving collectors across San Diego, CA.
