Macallan 1990 The Whisky Trail Speciality Drinks

Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak

The nose is sweet and strong, with fruit and vanilla The palate is vanilla and fruity with light smoke and warm sherry. The finish is smoky with a smooth draw that leaves me wanting more Overall I think thus was a great scotch to start my cabinet. As i've said, I started my single malt affair with Bushmills Single malts in 10 and 16 year vintages....

Score 85/100

Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

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 90/100

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 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

Wonderfully near-perfect sherry nose and taste. Soft beginning with a tremendous spice character that smooths out to a nice clean finish. In my opinion worth the money over the 12 year. Have yet to have the 15.

Score 89/100