Macallan 14 Year Old 1997 The Coopers Choice

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

This past Christmas I received the Macallan 12, 15, and 18, all in the Fine Oak range, from a very generous friend. The notes of each were taken in direct comparison of one another in one sitting. The differences between the 12 year old and the 15 year old were the most striking of the three (the 15 and 18 being somewhat similar). Nose: Rich...

Score 84/100

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 Rare Cask

At Macallan they describe the Rare Cask as legendary. The Malt Master only selects the very best casks fort his vatting and in their own words only 1% of all that lies in their warehouses is good enough for it. I’m not sure that is such a good marketing strategy as it sounds as if the other 99% is rubbish. Well, not exactly, but you know what I...

Score 86/100

Macallan 1991 20 Year Old Hart Brothers

The Macallan distillery was founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid and was operated from the original buildings of Macallan farm. At the time it was named Elchies distillery after a nearby estate. The distillery changed ownership a number of times during its early days and stability came only when Roderick Kemp took control in 1892; under Kemp the...

Score 82/100