The Macallan Edition No. 1

Edition No. 1. The Macallan — the inaugural release of The Macallan’s annual Edition series, created in collaboration with furniture designer and creative director Ilse Crawford, whose philosophy of designing for human sensory experience informed the approach to cask selection for this first expression in the NAS series.

The Edition series was launched in 2015 to present The Macallan in a non-age-statement format that foregrounds craft, creative collaboration, and cask selection philosophy over age statements. Edition No. 1 with Ilse Crawford set the template: the collaboration concept, the higher ABV bottling, and the cask strength presentation that the subsequent editions followed. Browse all Macallan at Wooden Cork.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Macallan Edition series?

An annual NAS series launched in 2015 pairing The Macallan’s whisky team with creative collaborators from design, architecture, art, and other disciplines. Each Edition’s cask selection is informed by the collaborator’s discipline and aesthetic philosophy. Edition No. 1 established the format with Ilse Crawford.

How does Edition No. 1 compare to later editions?

Edition No. 1 is the founding expression — Ilse Crawford’s human-centred design philosophy produced a cask selection focused on approachability and warmth. Later editions (No. 2 with Rafael de Cárdenas, No. 3 without external partner, No. 4 with Roja Dove, No. 5 with Yulia Brodskaya) each have distinct aromatic profiles based on their collaborator’s approach.