The great American comedian,
Ernie Kovacs once quipped that “Television is a medium, for it is neither rare
nor well done.”
This truism lives on today, with
a plethora of dross gumming up your TV channels, making it harder and harder to
find something to watch of value and substance on a Saturday night.
As much as television is a
neutral medium, being only as good or as bad as the programs it shows, we still
hanker after TV’s of sheer quality, build and technological advancement. Thinner,
brighter, higher definition and 3D... all of these are in our mind when we come
to replace the goggle-box, upgraded from hiding in the corner of our
livingroom, to pride of place on the main wall.
The same could be said for the
humble hipflask: a neutral device which is only as good as the liquid inside
it, previously hidden away in a dark drawer, only to see daylight when being
filled, or swigged from.
Until now, that is... this has
all changed, thanks to the chaps over at The Macallan who, in partnership with
the top designers at Oakley, have created the ultimate ‘putting-the-hip-into-hipflask’ product.
Almost indestructible, this tough
little number is limited to just 550 units with 400 of the US version coming with its own liquid, in the form of a 22 year old single cask known simply as
The Flask, matured in Sherry seasoned American oak.
The Macallan – The Flask Edition – 400 bottles only - Single Cask – 43%
abv
Nose: A rich nose of vanilla fudge, butterscotch, milk chocolate
and runny honey jump from the glass, backed with some heather notes and cracked
black pepper.
Palate: Honeycomb, royal jelly and quince jam are backed with fresh
ginger, brown sugar and tinned apricots. A hint of peaches on the back of the
palate.
Finish: Dry vermouth. Soft and smooth, this gives great tropical
fruits and earthy moss on the finish, with a touch of pineapple / upside down
cake.
Overall: vanilla and tropical fruit are the dominant flavours here.
A very good expression of The Macallan.
As lovely as this whisky is, its
partner-in-crime, its bouncer, the Commader-in-Chef of whisky is what comes
with it: The Flask. Many of you will have seen the video which Oakley Inc, the
architects of Flask, shot to show off the
robust nature of this item (if you’ve not seen it, click here) and we have one
to give away.
Yes! Another competition! Hot off
the back of our last giveaway, we are offering one of these Macallan Flasks
which retails at £600 (sadly without the whisky) to one lucky winner who can
answer the following question:
"In which Oscar-winning 2012
action film was The Macallan featured?"
Answers on an email to: themacallan@caskstrength.net by
31st March. As usual, T&C’s apply and, despite there being no
liquid involved, you must be over the legal drinking age in your country to
enter.
Best of luck. If you win, this could be you... if you have a supercar, friends with supercars, a helicopter and a day at a race track. Well, one out of the five isn't a bad start.