Back in late January my friends at The Macallan reached out and invited me to join them for “an evening of discovery” at their Los Angeles brand home, The Macallan Villa, where the dress code was “1970’s Cocktail Party”. When The Macallan invites you somewhere? You don’t say no; so when the day approached I donned my best 70’s adjacent attire and went on my way with my friend and colleague Tomas.
The invite was cryptic, it referred to the evening as “One where nothing is as it seems.” Which, of course, piqued my interest. Upon arrival we were greeted with the sight of two screen used vehicles from Diamonds are Forever. One of which was Blofeld’s Bath-O-Sub
Throughout the entire evening The Macallan team were very good about keeping the secret that we were there to celebrate the launch of the new Diamond’s Are Forever, though some eagle eyed attendees (yours truly included) figured that out early on.
Towards the close of the evening, attendees were treated to a speech by The Macallan’s Master Whisky Maker, Kirsteen Campbell, who talked about the inspiration for this release, the basis of which is a liquid distilled in 2007. The core of this liquid is matured in Sherry casks but there is a twist, Kirsteen included red wine casks as an intentional homage and tie-in to to Diamonds Are Forever and Bond’s knowledge of red wine saving his life in the film.
This is a truly exciting limited time release from The Macallan and I am humbled I was invited to attend and taste this liquid and meet Kirsteen Campbell.