Macallan 10 Year Old

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

NOSE: obviously sweet sherry and muscat grapes notes( muscat dessert wine) with a bit of floral nature to it. TASTE: marmalade with citrus and of course sweet sherry. FINISH: medium-length but rather decent and grapy. OVERALL IMPRESSION: a dram that people who never tried whisky would describe right away like "smells like sweet grapes".

Score 87/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Color: Copper penny Nose: Honey butter, oak, soft cherry fruit mingled with plum, undertone of fresh tobacco leaf. Palate: Orange caramel, splash of hot sauce, poppyseed muffin. Finish: Medium, hints of flan, with a bite of dried lemon peel and ginger. A fine 12 year. Sweet with a depth of citrus and grape. It drinks well, if a little hot on the...

Score 85/100

Macallan Select Oak

I have had the pleasure of meeting Bob Dalgarno, the man responsible for crafting these Macallan whiskies and I have to tell you he knows his stuff. The painstaking procedure he goes to ensure consistency of color, flavor and taste is mind boggling. Macallan whiskies have no added color which makes it even more impressive. But what I like most...

Score 84/100

Macallan 39 Year Old ‘Speymalt’ 1970 Vintage Gordon & Macphail

This Macallan was bottled under the Speymalt label. It is a distillate from 20th November 1970 (I had not even celebrated my first birthday!) and bottled on 1st September 2010, especially for La Maison du Whisky. It won a gold medal at the Malt Maniac Awards 2010, so it cannot be bad. After the first whiff, a smile already spreads on my face. This...

Score 91/100