The Macallan Edition No. 3 Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Brand: The Macallan

Release Name: Edition No. 3 (Collaboration with Master Perfumer Roja Dove)

Whisky Style / Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Composition: Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Age: No Age Statement (Released 2017)

Volume: 700ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 48.3%

Country: Scotland (United Kingdom)

Region: Speyside (Highland)

Cask Type: Six Cask Types — European and American Oak (Including Tevasa and Hudosa Cooperage Sherry Casks)

Limited Edition: Yes (Annual Edition Series, 250,000 Bottles Produced Worldwide)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed for this specific edition — The Macallan as a brand is one of the world's most awarded and highly collected single malt Scotch whiskies

Cask Strength: No

Founded in 1824 in Speyside, The Macallan is one of Scotland’s most prestigious whisky producers. Known for its mastery of oak maturation and natural colour, the distillery has built a reputation for luxury and collectability. Its limited releases, such as the Harmony Collection, combine heritage with modern creativity, offering whiskies that are as visually striking as they are exceptional to taste.

Edition No. 3's defining idea is genuinely unusual for whisky: rather than another collaborator selecting casks by taste, Master Perfumer Roja Dove — a fragrance historian able to identify hundreds of scents blindfolded — approached the whisky's flavour profile the same way he'd build a perfume, pinpointing complementary aromas and balancing them against a "counterpoint" note. That perfumery-driven process, drawn from six cask types balancing the heavier sherry-cask base against brighter citrus notes, gives this release a distinctly aromatic, floral character that sets it apart from the more classically sherried Edition No. 1 and No. 2 before it. With 250,000 bottles produced, it's more accessible than some of Macallan's ultra-limited releases while still carrying the collectible weight of the annual Edition series. It's a strong pick for whisky drinkers curious about the connection between whisky and perfumery, or for anyone building a vertical collection of Macallan's Edition series from the start.