Macallan 9 Year Old 1998 Provenance Douglas Laing

Macallan Whisky Makers Selection

This has to be the most complex whiskey I have ever tried and also the best, you really can taste the fruit and spice in this whiskey it will set you back about 80-100GBP but worth every penny, next time I travel through Dubai in 5 weeks time I will be picking up another bottle, as well of course something new to me.

Score 90/100

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 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 12 Year Old fine oak

The nose is initially vanilla sweet and gently evolves adding grassiness, fruitiness and burnt toffee notes. Very pleasant. The taste is light but warm. Fruit - especially citrus, sweet toffee with a hint of wood to keep you interested. The finish is not terribly long, and is full of toffee and fruit. The party piece though is the wonderful second...

Score 76/100