Macallan 1990 9 Year Old Magnum Signatory

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Let’s see…give me some sherry with sherry and an extra gallop of…hmm….sherry. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad but not great either…it is what it is…a sherry bomb with maybe some vanilla and little else. Just to one dimensional for me and not my thing, much better whisk(e)ys I feel at this price point. But if you like sherry..then by all means go...

Score 80/100

Macallan Edition No.2

I started off writing a long-winded opinion piece on how I feel about Macallan. But I chose not to. There’s no point. They’re a whisky that was once known as the Rolls Royce of whiskies. Now it’s more like a Toyota Prius, if you ask me. I even had a wonderful distillery tour a few months ago where we tasted some really old, precious liquid and met...

Score 79/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

There was a time when I remember wanting to drink only Sherry influenced whiskies and this expression was the reason why. The nose is pretty much in perfect harmony. Big, fat, juicy, red grapes covered in sugar, sprinkled with black pepper, dipped in caramel and then dusted with dark chocolate are presented to you on a silver platter. A final nose...

Score 91/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

nose (neat) grapes, cherries, soft floral scent taste (neat) light, oily, wood, slight bitterness nose (water) wood, cloves taste (water) thin, bland, tastes like sake

Score 70/100