Macallan Glenlivet 1960 15 Year Old Sherrywood Gordon & Macphail

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

On the nose, sherry and caramel predominate. Doesn't seem so complex but it's nice. Not in a hurry to get past this to the drink. On the tongue, caramel again and the oak comes through, not as sweet as the nose suggests but very smooth. Finish doesn't linger long. There's a nice burn. Very approachable. Interestingly the bottle is about 2/3 empty...

Score 83/100

Macallan 1841 Replica

I bought this bottle due to high marks given by Michael Jackson prior to his death. Perhaps in 2004 (the year of his review) this was a suberb bottling, but the 2010 vintage that I have? Not so much. The nose is nice, I give that much: malt, sherry, some solvent (perhaps orange oil?). But the palate subsequently defies this nice start: an...

Score 80/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Very good whisky. I drank two fingers with a single cube of ice and let it melt. Medium-bodied, low peat and floral accents. Very "hot" and the ice cube was much needed. Slight burn to it on the palate. Not a refined as some of your 18 years but a very good whisky.

Score 85/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

Apparently the Fine Oak series got mixed reviews when it came out. In comparison with the Sherry Oak series, the Fine Oak series uses a mix of bourbon and sherry casks. While Macallan appears to have discontinued the age-statement varieties, and the Sherry series is long gone where I live, New Brunswick is still swimming in Fine Oak bottles, which...

Score 80/100