Macallan 1957 25 Year Old 25th Anniv. Rinaldi

Macallan Select Oak

Color: gold. Nose: a bowl full of raisins with some prunes mixed in for good measure. Light undercurrents of red apples and vanilla. Just a hint of orange peel zest. Water brings forth moist banana nut bread. Very sweet and fruity. Body: medium but creamy. Palate: yes, fresh-baked banana bread with walnuts and raisins right up front with some...

Score 89/100

Macallan Amber 1824 Series

First vapor: Almond or amaretto. Nose: Fresh unsalted butter, covering a lemon/almond sharpness. Then steamed barley appears before vapors replenish. Palate: Light and flat entrance like unsalted steamed bulgur. Ginger-lemon increasingly tingles (over faint vanilla) from the start, until rounding out (eventually) to golden raisins. Finish:...

Score 74/100

Macallan 12 Year Old fine oak

A couple of years ago, Macallan put its Fine Oak series in new livery, the so-called Pillar Series, where the box refers to one of the 6 pillars on which Macallan prides itself: 1) the spiritual home, 2) the exceptionally small stills, 3) the finest cut, 4) the best oak casks in the world, 5) the natural color and 6) the excellent spirit. This 12...

Score 82/100

Macallan Concept Number 1

Remember the hype around the Macallan Edition No. 1 four years ago? Released at 90 EUR, but now being sold for a tenfold (which cannot be said about the de Edition No 2, 3 and 4). And now Macallan launches a new series. You’ve guessed it: many bottle flippers hurried to get these and offer them up via auction. It worked. For a few weeks at least....

Score 85/100