“Travel broadens the mind”, they say. Yes, but it also teases the palate. While we can’t always hop on a plane at a moment’s notice, we can still embark on a flavourful journey via the bottom of a glass. Cocktails, after all, are cultural postcards in liquid form, capturing the spirit (quite literally) of a place through its ingredients, traditions and stories.
In this round-up, we spotlight three distinctive cocktails, each inspired by a limited-edition bottle from The Macallan—Art is the Flower; Distil Your World Hong Kong; Rare Cask 2023 Release—and a different corner of the world—Scotland, Hong Kong and America. From the vanilla and spicy notes of an Old Fashioned to a highball’s citrus flavour, the following drinks are available at The Macallan House Singapore. We offer a preview, an open invitation for you to sip your way across continents without ever leaving your barstool.
In The Macallan’s Art is the Flower, whisky becomes more than a spirit. It becomes Scotland's reflection—wild, poetic, and eternal. As the Highlands roll in soft curves and the heather breathes in seasonal bloom, this expression celebrates the circularity of life and nature. Inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass panel The Spirit of the Rose, the whisky is a tribute and a translation—a liquid rendering of Scotland’s deep connection to beauty born of the land.
Inspiring a highball—the Budburst—a sip brings to mind the walking of the glen during a gloaming; where you feel the wind of a loch against your skin. It is such fleeting occasions that carry the same essence as Art is the Flower, where the cursory bloom of a rose carries more weight than the anticipation of the moment. Now that is the bottle’s greatest art.
You are never stationary, especially in a fast-paced environment like Hong Kong. It’s a city defined by momentum—where heritage tea houses sit beside neon-lit towers, and every street hums with the rhythm of reinvention. That spirit is captured in Distil Your World Hong Kong, a bold and layered expression created by The Macallan Lead Whisky Maker, Euan Kennedy, in collaboration with the Roca brothers of El Celler de Can Roca. This whisky is more than a tribute—itis a translation of a city in constant motion.
Its complex character—ginger, spice and antique oak balanced with tropical bursts of mango and grapefruit—mirrors Hong Kong’s own duality: rooted in tradition, yet relentlessly modern. Enter Yuen Yeung, a cocktail inspired by this expression and the city itself. Named after the beloved local drink that combines coffee and tea, this version is served in a ceramic teacup—a nod to cultural continuity in an age of change. With every sip, its interplay of sweetness and bitterness evokes the energy of the Fragrant Harbour: layered, surprising, and alive with possibility.
The Macallan Rare Cask 2023 Release is a tribute to America’s spirit of expedition. Before America was united, the early settlers travelled westward to explore the American territories. These days, that pioneering spirit remains. From the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans to the redwood forests of California, from Appalachian folk to modern city skylines, America is a land of contrasts and craft. Rare Cask captures that essence—a whisky that, like America, is shaped by heritage, refined by time, and driven by the search for something greater. While the Old Fashioned may look as simple as it comes, it is still a layered cocktail that honours tradition while embracing a bold character. Have a taste of the real American experience.
The cocktails and the limited-edition bottles are available at The Macallan House Singapore
