The Macallan brings new oak from America across thousands of miles to Spain, where casks are crafted and Sherry-seasoned before traveling to the distillery in Speyside, where they are filled and matured for at least 12 years. These whiskies are then harmoniously united with those aged in exceptional Sherry-seasoned European oak casks. The delicate flavor of American oak - vanilla, citrus and light oak - rises in prominence as the traditional Macallan European oak character of dried fruit and wood spice affords a familiar backdrop.