Macallan The Archival Series Folio 4 Limited Edition Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl

Macallan Folio 4 was the fourth release of the planned 24-part Archival Series (currently on its eighth instalment), created to celebrate The Macallan’s advertising campaigns from the 1970s to the 1990s. The series - in particular the rarely available first through fourth editions - is much sought-after by collectors. Folio 4, affectionately nicknamed ‘Music for the Mouth’, features the score for a strathspey composed by James Skinner (1843-1927), a master of the traditional form. The ad it references (marking the first time musical notation was displayed on the pages of a British newspaper) alleged that Skinner was moved to music by the lilting flavour and melting resonances of a tumbler of his favourite malt whisky - The Macallan, obviously. Released in 2019 as a limited edition of 2000 bottles, Folio 4 could originally only be purchased through an online ballot system on the distillery’s website. Bottled at 43% abv and elegantly presented in a book-shaped tin box also containing a c