Macallan 1949 52 Year Old Fine Rare

Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak

Macallan was the first single malt I ever bought. Just as back then, I am very fond of the heavy sherry tone in this one. It's full bodied and coats the entire mouth with it's smooth oily texture. Figs, dried fruit and apricot with a toffee and vanilla finnish makes this dram a very enjoyable one. It is also a perfect malt for beginners,...

Score 89/100

Macallan Select Oak

The Macallan Select Oak is offered in the Duty Free range and thus comes in a 1 litre bottle – it costs around 60 EUR. The Select Oak is a marriage of whisky matured on three types of casks: American oak, bourbon casks and first fill European oak, all of them infused with sherry. According to the PR blurb the casks were handpicked by Macallan’s...

Score 80/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak

This bottle I picked up after reading about how many people that enjoyed The Balvenie Dbl Wood also enjoyed this Macallan 10 year Fine Oak. I would agree its in the same lines as The Balvenie but all together a different animal, with less body than The Balvenie, probably due to the slight difference in age. The Balvenie feels more complete to me,...

Score 70/100

Macallan Cask Strength

Well, I think it's possible the bar watered this stuff down because there was NO burn at all without water. I certainly didn't need to pour any in my glass. Nose: Sea salt caramel, vanilla bean, figs, cream sherry, spices. Palette: A sugar bomb that will explode in your mouth (unless you spit it out, which I would certainly not advise). More...

Score 88/100