Macallan Robert Burns Semiquincentenary

Raise a toast to Scotland’s national bard with Macallan “Robert Burns Semiquincentenary” Decanter – a distillery-only masterpiece created for Homecoming Scotland 2009 to mark the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth (1759-2009). Macallan’s whisky makers selected two sibling Sherry-seasoned casks – one distilled in 1997, the other in 1998 – each bearing the commemorative cask number #1759. Marrying these twin casks yielded just 250 crystal decanters, every one presented in a handcrafted Scottish red-pine box that conceals a vellum scroll of Burns poetry, unique to each bottle. Bottled at a dignified 46 % ABV, non-chill-filtered and natural in colour, this highly prized release intertwines Macallan’s orchard-fruit luxury with the timeless words of Scotland’s favourite son.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

• Commemorative casks #1759: two Sherry-seasoned barrels distilled in 1997 & 1998, both numbered for Burns’s birth year.

• Decanter & red-pine chest: exquisite crystal vessel and locally sourced wooden case, each containing a unique Burns poem scroll.

• Distillery-only rarity: just 250 individually numbered bottles, sold exclusively at Macallan’s Easter Elchies shop in 2009.

• Bottled at 46 % ABV, non-chill-filtered, natural colour—capturing Macallan’s hallmark orchard fruit, honeyed malt and polished oak in full.

• A collector’s convergence of Scots heritage, literary celebration and Speyside craftsmanship—perfect for Burns Night or display beside treasured editions of the poet’s work.

Pour a measure of this historic Macallan and savour an elegant union of sherried richness, honeyed fruit and poetic legacy—a dram that honours Robert Burns’s immortal spirit with every luxurious sip.