Macallan 10 Year Old Cask Strength 100cl

Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak

Nose: First, cherry and orange with leather. Then the fruits tone down and this transforms to the main theme: a Waldorf salad with all its elements (weakly salty mayo, red grape, red apple, celery, walnut). (And you might just notice some vanilla, which hints at the apricot that will come in the palate.) Palate: Woody bitter entrance (sweeter if...

Score 83/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak

I have to admit being very circumspect when the fine oak series were released by Macallan. The contrast between these malts and their previous almost exclusive use of unbroken Sherry casks is stark, they represent in essence an entirely different malt. The nose is somehow fresh with champagne like notes, sandal wood, vanilla and some white fruit....

Score 89/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

I love Macallan 12. Love it. Goes so well neat, with a splash or on the rocks. My everyday go-to if im at a bar or restaurant. Picked up a bottle of the 15 last week and wasn't feeling it. Mind you, it's a great Scotch, but not as smooth as the 12. I expected it to be even more amazing than the 12 but didn't find it that way. My guess is the Oak...

Score 85/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak

Aged in 100% Jerez Sherry casks, Macallan is the original sherry bomb malt whisky. Does it really stand up to scrutiny these days, and is this standard of aging necessary or even desirable given the chance of some sulphurous contamination. A rich spicy aroma with an alcoholic solvent like whiff. Cloves and cinnamon provide the spice, and bitter...

Score 86/100