Macallan 1979 18 Year Old Vintage Label

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Macallan 12 YO. It's hard to believe I've had the 25 but I can't remember ever having tried the 12. It's long gone in Ontario, and I haven't seen it anywhere else in Canada. But what does a cask strength snob like me care about that? So here I am in Boston and it's one of three Scotches offered at the bar in the dining hall I'm at. I have had...

Score 87/100

Macallan Fine Oak Masters Edition

For decades, Macallan was known as the distillery that matured solely on sherrycasks, because they felt this creates the best whisky. We all know that sherry casks are quite a bit more expensive than the ubiquitous bourbon casks. Their high-end sherry-matured whisky sold tremendously. So much so that they ran into trouble sourcing sherry casks,...

Score 89/100

Macallan Select Oak

After a tough day at work this hits the mark as a great nightcap! Nose: Homemade peanut brittle, violet crumble, flirting vanilla hiding in the background Palate: Enveloping molten browned toffee, a touch of sweet naval orange and a hint of golden rum Finish: Medium and drying, streaks of sherry, leaves me wanting more.

Score 79/100

Macallan Speymalt Gordon Machpail bottled 2013

I have mixed feelings about this bottle. Maybe when it's had a chance to age it might change. It is very pale, lighter than champagne and very sparkly in the glass. The nose is oak, rubber and quite earthy. It is fairly musty. The palate delivers honey, oak with spicy tang and a pepper bite. Pleasant. The finish is medium long and the honey really...

Score 80/100