Macallan 1988 21 Year Old Cask #4947 Signatory

Macallan Speymalt 1999

This is a Gordon and MacPhail Speyside Malt from Macallan and I have yet to find anyone who knows anything about it, a lonely bottle sitting on a shelf but for only £23 a gamble worth taking. On the nose it's all sherry with a hint of toffee chews and well fired toast as a back note. Although this is smooth it has a mild kick to it with malt and...

Score 80/100

Macallan Director's Edition

The bottle assures me that discerning directors will appreciate this malt... it goes on to say it’s smooth. Hmmm we shall see. The nose has something distinctly sulphurous about it, which is a bad start, sherry and butter are evident under the sulphur. I don’t think I’m very sensitive to sulphur, and certainly am not put off by it unduly, but the...

Score 77/100

Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

I've tasted Macallan 18 year old sherry oak many times and this ain't it. So what is it? Well, I might conservatively call it attractively colored golden sputum masquerading as a fine scotch. Buyer beware: Avoid the 50ml "Macallan 18" at all costs. The nose smells like Bushmills' Irish whisky (which I happen to hate due to its lack of...

Score 61/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Elegancia

Smouldering sherry and smoke. One usually expects a sherry cask dominated whisky to be sweet but this is dryer and perhaps more interesting in consequence. Nose: Dry sherry, nutty with some smoke Taste: Black current, sherry and smoked malt. Rich Buttery but surprisingly dry Finish: Smoky and long, lingering grape flavours

Score 89/100