Macallan 1861 Replica

Macallan Cask Strength

The best way to describe this is what comes on the label -- it's a cask-strength version of Macallan, with flavors very reminiscent of the Macallan 12. The higher proof, obviously, brings up the alcohol, both on the nose and through the body of the scotch. The lack of chill filtration brings in a very interesting note on the nose of what I can...

Score 70/100

Macallan The Gordon & Macphail Speymalt 1966

A friend of mine gifted me both the 1966 and the 1974 Speymalts from Gordon & Macphail as a wedding present out of the 3 Speymalts that he had. As we both live in different countries, I took pity on him and decided to split the bottles so that we both could enjoy the vintages from other sides of the world. Our first tasting was actually in...

Score 95/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak

Nose: delicate and fruity, peaches, apricots, grapes, a hint of oak. Taste: sweet, with all of the fruit flavours listed above expressing rather strongly and quickly. The oak is clearly present and develops more strongly into the finish. Finish: the peaches and apricots last moderately, then fade, with grapey flavours continuing longer and oak is...

Score 85/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

In the Fine Oak Series there is a 10 Year Old, 12 Year Old (see my previous reviews), 15 Year Old, 21 Year Old and even a 30 Year Old. Unfortunately I have not yet tasted the 21 and 30 Year Old. I recently had the 10 Year Old and the 12 Year Old. Now let us compare this to this 15 Year Old Fine Oak. This 15 Year Old differs quite a bit from his...

Score 88/100