Macallan 1947 35 Year Old 43 75cl G M Gordon & Macphail

Macallan 12 Year Old fine oak

This is merely a starter review, please look elsewhere for reviews which cover the complexities better. (At first tasting) The nose, taste and finish were all over powered by over-ripe fruit given enough time with this dram. Oddly enough, the opening nose makes the brief finish relatively weaker than it should be. (After being left 3 months at...

Score 64/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

When I had my first SMSW tasting, one of the expressions was The Macallan 12 Fine Oak. Not overly impressed (because the tasting was accompanied by an HP18 that overshadowed everything else), the Fine Oak was not a bottle I wanted in the near future but it was a formidable intro to The Macallan brand. I did however want and need a representative...

Score 88/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Review is from a 50 mL miniature bottle I purchased. I've had Macallan 12 a couple times but have never bought a full bottle. Last time I had it was a couple years ago, and I must say, this is not the whisky I remember (whether memory or whisky has altered, I do not know). Nose: Much less sherry than I remember; more overripe banana, floral,...

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