Popular UK retail store The Whisky Shop has crowned The Macallan Amber as its Whisky of the Year 2013.

Selected from among the store’s range of over 300 whiskies, the choice is based on a combination of customer preferences, sales and recommendations from store managers.

The single malt is part of the 1824 Series, which showcases two of The Macallan’s greatest strengths: oak-sherry casks and natural colour. For this series, Macallan whisky-maker Bob Dalgarno created four expressions by identifying the natural colour formed during maturation in different cask types to create the character informed by these colours.

These are gold, amber, sienna and ruby – all names reflecting the actual colour of the whiskies in the range but also describing naturally occurring minerals and metals.

With 22 stores across the UK, including premium flagships in London’s Piccadilly and on Manchester’s Exchange Street, The Whisky Shop is the first British store to provide a dedicated platform for some of the world’s most exclusive whiskies.

The Piccadilly store is widely regarded by the industry as a leading specialist whisky retailer in the world.

It recently fought off competition from the new Burberry global flagship on Regent Street and the bespoke Christian Louboutin boutique in Selfridges to scoop a prestigious retail design award.

The Macallan is imported, marketed and distributed by The Farsons Group.