The Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask Scotch Whisky 2025
The Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask Scotch Whisky 2025 is a 43% ABV (86 proof), 750mL Speyside single malt — matured a full 18 years in a precisely balanced combination of sherry-seasoned American oak and European oak casks — the 2025 annual release from one of the world's most celebrated distilleries — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
The Double Cask series celebrates the interplay of two distinct oak traditions that define The Macallan's house style: American oak imparts delicate sweetness, vanilla, and a lighter, more approachable character, while European sherry oak delivers depth, dried fruit, and structured complexity. Both casks are seasoned with oloroso sherry wine from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain — a process The Macallan has overseen with its own cask cooperage for decades — and the whisky is bottled at natural color after eighteen patient years. Distilled at the Easter Elchies distillery in Craigellachie, in the heart of Speyside, the 18 Year Old Double Cask is a benchmark age-stated Speyside malt and a perennial collector's bottle: each year's release is an annual edition, never reissued with the same vintage character.
Tasting notes (official distillery notes): nose of dried fruit, ginger, and toffee, rich orange with hints of clove and nutmeg; a palate of rich raisin and sultana with caramel, vanilla, and ginger, balanced by wood spice and zesty citrus; a finish of warm oak spice with ginger, turning to sweet orange.
Why buy: Eighteen years in sherry-seasoned oak from the benchmark Speyside distillery — this is the age-stated sweet spot collectors target year after year, and the 2025 edition arrives in The Macallan's refined luxury presentation. Explore more The Macallan and browse more Scotch whisky — or compare other sherry-influenced luxury spirits — at Del Mesa Liquor.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: What is The Macallan Double Cask 18 Year Old?
A: The 18-year expression in The Macallan's Double Cask range — a Speyside single malt aged for 18 years in a balance of sherry-seasoned American oak and European oak casks.
Q: What is the ABV of the 2025 Macallan 18 Double Cask?
A: 43% ABV (86 proof), in a 750mL bottle.
Q: How does Double Cask differ from Sherry Oak?
A: The Sherry Oak 18 is matured exclusively in European oak sherry casks for a deeper, more intense sherried character; the Double Cask adds American oak for a smoother, more rounded profile with more vanilla and citrus.
Q: Is the 2025 release a limited edition?
A: It is the 2025 annual edition — produced once a year, with each year's release reflecting its own vatting of 18-year casks.