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The Macallan
Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release
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The Macallan
Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release reunites The Macallan
and James Bond, following
The Six Decades of Bond Collection in 2022.
This release celebrates Bond’s connoisseurship of sherry wine through
an unexpected selection of sherry and red wine seasoned oak casks,
distilled in 2007. A novel exploration of Macallan's pioneering characters, and
an expression of the film's narrative where not everything is as it seems,
bespoke hybrid sherry seasoned oak casks add to the complexity to uncover
a whisky with glittering depth and character. |
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A DIAMOND OF A RELEASE
The Macallan and James Bond are no strangers to each other. Bond's
encounters with their exceptional single malt are well documented. The next
act of Macallan's special bond is the 2026 release of a limited edition whisky,
marking 55 years since the premiere of Diamonds Are Forever. |
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A SINGLE MALT FIT FOR
BOND HIMSELF
The Macallan Whisky Mastery Team have created a whisky to reflect the
story arc of the film. An avid Bond fan, Whisky Maker Russell Greig
decodes the film’s narrative and encapsulates the core theme of not
everything being as is seems.
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) was primarily shot in the USA. The
American oak stands proxy for the critical Las Vegas and coastal
California scenes and the natural colour of the whisky mimics the Aztec
sandstone in the Nevada desert.
007: The sherry connoisseur
Early in the film, Bond’s connoisseurship of sherry is uncovered as he
‘noses’ a Solera sherry. Sherry seasoning is fundamental to crafting, and
in the maturation of, Macallan's exceptional oak casks which are the single
greatest contributor to the distinctive aromas, flavours and natural
colours of their single malt whisky. The Macallan’s mastery and Bond’s
connoisseurship of sherry unite in Russell’s diamond selection of sherry
seasoned oak casks for this single malt. A man of many dimensions, later
in the film, Bond’s forensic knowledge of red wine ultimately saves his
life. A pivotal scene delectably translated through the unusual inclusion
of red wine seasoned casks. |
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ABOVE: (left) In
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) James Bond (Sean Connery) exhibits
his connoisseurship of sherry, and (right) in a rehearsal scene at
Pinewood Studios highlights Mr. Wint's (Bruce Glover) lack of wine
knowledge, when he identifies a Mouton Rothschild ’55
as a Claret. |
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ARCHIVE INFLUENCES
The Macallan Diamonds
Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release is an exploration of the film’s
archive as it has never been seen before. The packaging design offers a
behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative development of the film,
visually depicting the film’s concepts of clones, laser beams, the
villain’s white cat and the Las Vegas lair. The film’s title sequence has
inspired the colour of the release. |
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The
Macallan Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release YouTube
video |
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The Macallan Diamonds
Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release retails at £600, and is also
offered through a
007Store collector's ballot.
The Macallan Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release |
