Macallan 1993 17 Year Old Cask #11641 Adelphi

Macallan Gold 1824 Series

One of the most controversial decisions by any distillery in recent years is Macallan's movement away from age-statement whiskies to no-age-statement (NAS) products. The reason for this is simple, and is affecting many Scottish single malt distilleries: there is not enough old stock on hand to keep feeding a growing appetite for single malts....

Score 75/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Alc-Hem-Ist

Alc-Hem-Ist, or simply Alchemist, is the name of an independent bottler, run by Gordon Wright. He learned the trade during a 15 year long career with Springbank, the Campbeltown distillery owned by his family, and a stint at Bruichladdich on Islay after that. He named his label Alchemist in honour to the... err... alchemists from way back when,...

Score 82/100

Macallan Select Oak

Here’s the Select Oak. It’s a 1L no age statement travel retail offering. It’s made using American oak bourbon casks, first fill American oak casks, and European oak casks that have been treated with sherry. It seems a lot of these no aged whiskies get some pretty elaborate wood treatments. I suppose it’s something to talk about in lieu of an age....

Score 81/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

I was ffortunate to receive a bottle of Macallan 12yo sherry cask from my father-in-law for Xmas. Although I gave it a very low rating a couple of years ago, I'm hoping that my palate has matured and I'll be able to appreciate its character the second time around, because I have an entire lovely bottle to drink! Nose: old, soggy wood and sherry....

Score 74/100