Macallan Distil Your World Mexico

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$5,999.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: NAS (Limited Edition) | Region: Speyside, Scotland | Proof: 96.0

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48%

ABV

Proof

III/series

Release

2023

November launch

Oak types

The Macallan Distil Your World Mexico is the third whisky in the Distil Your World series, made by The Macallan with the Roca brothers of El Celler de Can Roca and built around Mexico's Day of the Dead festival. Whisky Maker Diane Stuart matured it in a combination of American and European oak casks and bottled it at 48% ABV (96 proof), at a natural colour named Vibrant Marigold. It was released from November 2023.

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The Elemental Distinction

Third whisky release in the Distil Your World series, after London (2020) and New York (2022), and built around a festival, the Day of the Dead, where those two took a city as their subject.

Created by The Macallan Whisky Maker Diane Stuart with the Roca brothers of El Celler de Can Roca, twice named the best restaurant in the world.

Matured in American and European oak casks that Stuart chose from The Macallan's inventory, in her words, “to find just the right flavours to reflect Mexico.”

Bottled at 48% ABV (96 proof) with no age statement, at a natural colour The Macallan names Vibrant Marigold, after the flower whose aroma is thought to draw the souls of the departed home.

Presented in a white box lined in pink, where a marigold design embraces the bottle, with artwork inside each pack by Mexican illustrator Alfredo Rios.

Released from November 2023 at select Macallan boutiques and specialist retailers worldwide, with a 30-minute documentary following Stuart and Joan Roca through Mexico City.

Nº 02

One City at a Time

Five cities, one series

Mexico is the third of the five Distil Your World chapters. London opened the series in 2020 and the 2022 New York bottling, second in the series, came next; after Mexico came the 46.8% Hong Kong release of 2025 and Paris in 2026. Each chapter pairs a Macallan whisky maker with the Roca brothers; for Mexico, the subject was a festival rather than a skyline.

Nº 03

The Cask Bill & the Pack

Two oaks, one white box

The cask bill

American and European oak

A combination of American and European oak casks, selected by Diane Stuart with The Macallan's Whisky Mastery Team.

The whisky maker

Diane Stuart

“Mexico is full of passion and energy, and you can feel it from the moment you arrive.”

The box

White, lined in pink

The pink, The Macallan says, is inspired by the festival and its traditions and symbolises joy and the celebration of life for the souls who have passed.

Inside

A marigold around the bottle

Open the box and a marigold design embraces the bottle, the flower of the festival.

The illustrations

Alfredo Rios

Artwork inside each pack: the marigold for the hope of reunion, the guitar for the mariachi music that accompanies a soul to the afterlife, and flowers, birds, fish and hares for the cycle of life.

Nº 04

The Tasting Arc

The Macallan's official notes

Nose, Palate & Finish

Nose: Sugared pan de muerto, creamy vanilla and sweet pineapple, with fragrant marigold and a hint of fresh green coriander.
Palate: Intensely sweet, with orange oil, chocolatey Mexican mole and charred pineapple.
Finish: Sweet, with a delicate note of charred coals.

The Festival, Distilled

Stuart chose the casks to reflect Mexico, and the notes read like the festival table. Pan de muerto is the bread baked for the Day of the Dead and set on the ofrenda; cempasúchil, the marigold, is the flower whose aroma is thought to guide the souls home, and it gives the whisky's colour its name; mole brings chocolate and chilli together; and coriander is a staple fresh herb of the Mexican kitchen.

Nº 05

Collaboration & Provenance

Who they met, and what came back

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The journey

Diane Stuart and Joan Roca travelled to Mexico City to spend time with people who carry the festival's traditions: chef and baker Elena Reygadas; Josefina García, director of collections and educational services at the Dolores Olmedo Museum, home to the largest collection of works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo; and Luis Pérez, who grows marigolds in San Luis Tlaxialtemalco.

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The kitchen: the Roca brothers

Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca, owners of El Celler de Can Roca, are The Macallan's partners across the series; Joan Roca made the Mexico City journey with Stuart. Their menu for this edition takes the colours, shapes and characters of the festival, each dish a spin on classic Mexican cuisine, with mole poblano, sugar skulls, papel picado and copal among its motifs.

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Release

Released from November 2023 at select Macallan boutiques and specialist retailers worldwide, and in the United States as a 750 mL bottle. Travel retail added further allocations from March 2025.

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Two bottles, one cask

A single cask edition was drawn from one American oak sherry-seasoned butt, cask 1964, filled on February 10, 2005 and bottled at 54.9% ABV. Two bottles exist: the first stays in The Macallan's archive, and the second sold at Sotheby's in March 2025 for US$81,250, with the proceeds going to Esperanza International.

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The estate

The Macallan, part of Edrington, was among the first Scottish distillers to be licensed, in 1824, and its 485-acre Speyside estate has been home to a new distillery since 2018.

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Recommended serving

Neat in a tulip glass at room temperature; at 48% ABV, water is optional.

Collector indexDYW · III

Edition: Third release in the Distil Your World series
Subject: The Day of the Dead, Mexico City
Whisky maker: Diane Stuart, with Joan Roca
Colour: Vibrant Marigold — natural colour
U.S. release: 750 mL

It sits with the single malt Scotch collection this Distil Your World Mexico belongs to, and in the five-city Distil Your World set at Midnight Whiskey.

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Whisky	The Macallan Distil Your World Mexico
Category	Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV / Proof	48% ABV (96 proof)
Cask bill	A combination of American and European oak casks
Colour	Vibrant Marigold — natural colour
Region	Speyside, Scotland
Series	Distil Your World — third release
Release	November 2023 — select Macallan boutiques and specialist retailers worldwide
Whisky maker	Diane Stuart, Whisky Maker
Producer	The Macallan Distillers Ltd
Format	750 mL

Nº 07

Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

For Distil Your World Mexico, Whisky Maker Diane Stuart and The Macallan's Whisky Mastery Team selected American and European oak casks from the distillery's inventory to reflect Mexico and its Day of the Dead festival, working with Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca. The whisky carries no age statement, is bottled at 48% ABV (96 proof) and is presented at natural colour, named Vibrant Marigold. It comes from The Macallan Distillers Ltd in Speyside.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Macallan Distil Your World Mexico?

The Macallan Distil Your World Mexico is the third whisky in The Macallan's Distil Your World series, created by Whisky Maker Diane Stuart with the Roca brothers of El Celler de Can Roca and built around Mexico's Day of the Dead festival. It is a single malt Scotch whisky matured in American and European oak casks, bottled at 48% ABV and released from November 2023.

What does The Macallan Distil Your World Mexico taste like?

The Macallan's notes for Distil Your World Mexico give a nose of sugared pan de muerto, creamy vanilla and sweet pineapple with fragrant marigold and a hint of fresh green coriander. The palate is intensely sweet, with orange oil, chocolatey Mexican mole and charred pineapple, and the finish is sweet with a delicate note of charred coals.

Where does Distil Your World Mexico sit in the Distil Your World series?

Distil Your World Mexico is the third of the five Distil Your World editions The Macallan has released with the Roca brothers of El Celler de Can Roca. London came first in 2020 and New York followed in 2022; after Mexico came Hong Kong in 2025 and Paris in 2026.

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