Life is about the adventures you take and memories you make. And nowhere else is the sense of adventure more palpable than when you are standing at Changi Airport, luggage in tow, anticipating the sights, sounds and tastes that are different from home.
Yet even as every departure brings an arrival, on the flip side of wanderlust is the invaluable sense of home. It is precisely this powerful pull of nostalgia and memories that led creative sisters Mary and Stella McCartney to collaborate with The Macallan on the whisky brand’s third and latest Harmony Collection, Amber Meadow and Green Meadow.
Mary, a photographer, and Stella, a fashion designer, consider the Scottish countryside their home, as does The Macallan. Their memories of growing up—shielded from the limelight of their father Paul McCartney’s fame—on the family farm led them to fall in love with nature, from its seasonal colour palette to the majestic beauty of the horses they kept.
While they may not live on the family farm in Scotland now, The Macallan brought them together to collaborate for the first time, exploring The Macallan Estate as they tapped into their respective crafts to capture past and present memories for posterity.
Meanwhile, using a combination of sherry seasoned oak and bourbon casks, The Macallan Whisky Mastery Team have taken inspiration from natural Scottish grasslands to create this distinctive expression, reminiscent of wild meadows, with a vibrant, primrose scented finish. The end result lies in two covetable, limited edition whiskies: Amber Meadow and Green Meadow.
For the whisky aficionado seeking the next exciting flavour to explore, The Macallan Harmony Collection Green Meadow, a travel exclusive available at Changi Airport, might just tick every box. It has a wholesome spring aroma that smells like clean, fresh grass after a morning rain. There’s a word for that unmissable scent—petrichor. On the palate, it tastes of rich lemon, barley sugars, creamy vanilla and almonds, finishing sweet, fragrant, long and creamy. At 40.2 percent ABV, its approachable profile is suitable for all drinkers—and travellers, of course.
True to the promise of the Harmony Collection, sustainability is incorporated by using discarded meadow cuttings in the presentation boxes and bottle labels, a key part of each collection’s effort to re-use materials from its production.
Within The Macallan Harmony Green Meadow pop-up experience at the Terminal 1 Departure Hall, visitors may take part in a pre-departure ritual of their own before they fly. Savour a taste of the limited edition single malt, paired with an olfactory tray that transports you, just for a moment, to the meadows of Scotland. Don’t leave without personalising your bottle at the gift-wrap station, or immersing in the interactive display to bask in Mary and Stella’s precious memories of Scotland.
The Macallan Harmony Collection Green Meadow is available at selected Lotte Duty Free stores in Singapore Changi Airport, and an immersive and interactive pop-up experience at Terminal 1 Departure Hall is open to all travellers from 1 March to 10 April 2024. Find out more at themacallan.com.
