INTERNATIONAL. To mark the 150th anniversary of glass designer René Lalique’s birth, The Macallan and Lalique have come together to create a one-of-a-kind decanter to benefit charity: water – a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
The Macallan 64 Years Old in Lalique Cire Perdue is the oldest and rarest single malt whisky ever released by the distillery, according to brand owner The Edrington Group. It has been vatted from three casks, all built from sherry seasoned Spanish oak. The first was filled in 1942, the second in 1945 and the third in 1946. The 1946 cask became 64 years old in January 2010.
The whisky is housed in a decanter specially crafted using the ancient “˜cire perdue’ – or lost wax – process that Lalique has not implemented since 1930. The decanter shape is based upon a ship’s decanter of the 1820s, the same decade The Macallan was founded (in 1824). It depicts The Macallan Estate in North East Scotland – the oak woodlands, the fields of barley, the river Spey and The Macallan’s spiritual home, Easter Elchies House, built in 1700.
“Water is fundamental to both The Macallan and Lalique in the creation of their products,” The Edrington Group explained. “Indeed the word “˜whisky’ is derived from the Latin, “˜aqua vitae’, the “˜water of life’. Borehole water from The Macallan estate is one of the three natural ingredients of The Macallan (the others being barley and yeast) and Lalique uses water extensively in the cold workshop as the final handcrafting and detailing is completed on a crystal piece.”
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The Macallan 64 Years Old in Lalique Cire Perdue is the oldest and rarest single malt ever released by the distillery |
A 10cl bottle of The Macallan 64 Year Old, together with two Lalique glasses, is currently on a world tour. A set will be auctioned at stops in each of the following cities with 100% of the proceeds going to charity: water: Paris, London, Moscow, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Shanghai, Singapore, Osaka and Beverly Hills.
The tour will culminate in New York on 15 November where the decanter will be auctioned at Sotheby’s with all proceeds going to charity: water.
So far almost US$40,000 has been raised.
For more information or to participate in any of the auctions around the world, visit themacallan.com or contact Sally Alfis at CirePerdue@mbooth.com.
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