Macallan Glenlivet 1966 30 Year Old Signatory

Macallan SMWS 24.119

This is a review of a 26yo (1985/2012) Macallan by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society dubbed as "subtle, scented and scintillating". I never had a high opinion of anything that Macallan produced: both overpriced and overpraised whisky packaged with a charade of BS marketing. But life's too short to stick with first impressions, therefore I...

Score 86/100

Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

This was the 1991 bottling. nose: the nose has a rich depth to it, opening with a bouquet of red fruit and berries, turning to a heavily oxidative monster, and finally giving way to a balanced mix of butterscotch, thin caramel, fig, and rich strawberry scones. young sherry. palate: a little underwhelming compared to the nose. subtle caramel and...

Score 89/100

Macallan Reflexion

The Macallan Reflexion is probably the most expensive Macallan I have tried to date. It comes in a beautiful decanter and sports a price tag of around 1.000 EUR. The whisky does not carry an age statement and is bottled at drinking strength. It was fully matured on first fill sherry casks of both American and European oak. The nose starts very...

Score 84/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Well, before we even open the bottle, we know that we're dealing with one of the oldest names in Speyside aristocracy, so much so that it has definitive article "The" as a prefix to its name. One hears about Macallan all the time, its long history is apparent for all to...

Score 90/100