Macallan The Harmony Collection Rich Cacao - Bowel Cancer

Bowel Cancer Charity Lot Macallan The Harmony Collection Rich Cacao - Bowel Cancer

The first bottling in a new line of releases for Macallan, the Harmony Collection aims to bring more sustainability to Macallan's top tier whisky. The packaging for this edition utlises discarded cacao husks. The rich cacao edition is a collaboration with Spanish chef and chocolatier, Jordi Roca of Casa Cacao and El Celler de Can Roca. Taking inspiration from their high quality chocolates, Polly Logan searched through the Macallan warehouses for casks rich in chocolate style notes.

 

This lot has kindly been donated by Nadia Jackson @agirltastingwhiskey for June’s featured charity auction, which is proudly supporting Bowel Cancer Australia.

 

The charity lots were organized by Brendan Moynihan who was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in December 2022. For these charity lots, the full hammer price and a 10% buyer's premium being donated to Bowel Cancer Australia. Alternatively, you can donate directly through the fundraising page at https://www.mycause.com.au/p/346624/never2young-fundraiser-whisky-auction-bowel-cancer-awareness-month

 

Bowel Cancer Australia is a 100% community-funded national charity dedicated to prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and care, so everyone affected by bowel cancer can live their best life.\ The charity is committed to championing what matters most to people affected by bowel cancer and has an ambitious strategy to realise its vision of having an everlasting impact where no Australian dies from bowel cancer and all those diagnosed receive the support they need.

 

What is Bowel Cancer?

 

Bowel cancer is Australia’s second deadliest cancer and the deadliest cancer for Australians aged 25-44. Shockingly, 15,531 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, and it claims more lives than breast cancer or prostate cancer, affecting men and women almost equally. However, with early detection, almost 99% of cases can be successfully treated.

Symptoms:

B Blood in your poo

O Obvious change in your bowel habit

W Weight loss you can’t explain

E Extreme tiredness for no reason

L Lump or swelling in your abdomen.

If symptoms persist for more than two weeks, see your GP. You should never be told you are too young for bowel cancer. For more information, visit bowelcanceraustralia.org

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  • Distillery / Brand:
    Macallan
  • Region:
    Scotland - Speyside
  • Age:
    NAS
  • Whisky Type:
    Single Malt
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  • Size:
    700ml
  • Strength:
    44.00%
Distillery

Macallan

Perhaps one of the most well known Scotch whiskies throughout the globe, The Macallan is a brand commonly associated with all things luxury. The world’s second best selling single malt, only being beaten by Glenfiddich, Macallan joined the ranks of legal distilleries in 1824 when a license was acquired. Originally being a small farm distillery it has seen a substantial number of renovations and expansions throughout the following two centuries. 12 wash stills and 24 spirit stills now sit inside the distillery, a necessary amount to keep up with the extreme demand the brand maintains. Although primarily known for their use of large ex-sherry butts sourced from a number of sherry houses, Macallan also utilises American oak bourbon casks. The distillery was bought in 1996 by Highland Distillers, now known as the Edrington group, and forms the core of their portfolio along with Highland Park, Glenrothes and Glenturret.

 

Macallan was a prominent feature in blends before the 1980’s and only when the industry faced a major downturn did the brand decide to focus on its single malt production. This shift in focus allowed it to thrive throughout the late 1970’s and into the early 1990’s. One of the components of Macallan’s success throughout this time was their use of the ‘Golden Promise’ barley variety. A product of gamma ray mutation, Golden Promise provided an excellent, flavour driven malt that held up very well against a strong cask influence. This combination of flavourful malt and Macallan’s exceptional quality sherry casks are what built Macallan’s reputation into what it is today. The distillery transitioned away from Golden Promise in 1994 in favour of a higher yield, although less flavourful, malt. Consequently, bottles distilled prior to 1994 are highly sought after amongst collectors.

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