Macallan source the most expensive of all oak casks to mature their exceptional Malt. Macallan's wood Master announcing that he had spent £16 million on Spanish oak in financial year 2013. The Macallan's pre loved casks are the single greatest contributor to the outstanding quality, distinctive aromatics and intensity of complex flavours. Chocolate and toffee notes give way to marmalade and sweet banana oak, citrus and succulence of orange and lemon, raisins, apple and sultana, a finish of cinnamon and ginger, carob and toasty cocoa oak.