Macallan 1996 Gordon & Macphail

Macallan Double Cask 12 Year Old

I'm spending my Sunday afternoon reviewing two Macallans (though really tasting three). The first is a newer product called the Double Cask 12 Year Old, which is a combination of whiskies matured in both American oak and European oak (both sherry casks). This bottle has been open for about a month or so. The colour is a light-to-medium amber. Very...

Score 85/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

nose (neat) grapes, cherries, soft floral scent taste (neat) light, oily, wood, slight bitterness nose (water) wood, cloves taste (water) thin, bland, tastes like sake

Score 70/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Ah, Macallan 12 Sherry. I’d wager that this is the most popular whisky here in Taiwan. But I don’t buy it too often. Why? Well, I feel it should be stronger and more affordable. This costs slightly more than most introductory 12 year olds with higher abvs, and I may hold that against them a little bit. But all that aside, it’s still a decent dram....

Score 84/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak

I have to admit being very circumspect when the fine oak series were released by Macallan. The contrast between these malts and their previous almost exclusive use of unbroken Sherry casks is stark, they represent in essence an entirely different malt. The nose is somehow fresh with champagne like notes, sandal wood, vanilla and some white fruit....

Score 89/100