Macallan 12 Year Old Reawakening

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Nose is wonderful, with sweet dark cherry, vanilla, and sherry wine. The palate is a letdown though. I get a bit of chocolate and raspberry. But it's not that pronounced and the flavors are somewhat weak. It's very smooth and drinkable though. Just, boring. Needs more. The finish however is fantastic. Long and spicy, with a drying oak. The...

Score 85/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak

Picked up a bottle of this for $43.99 at Aggie Liquor in Fort Collins. Dull golden appearance. Toasted oak, vanilla frosting, honey, butterscotch nose. Definitely some light fruits (apple/pear), honey, creamy vanilla flavor. Yeah, the flavor is kind of fruity. A little bit of cedar on the finish. Kind of fun.

Score 83/100

Macallan Sienna 1824 Series

First vapor: Light purple grape flesh. Nose: Purple grape upfront. A smoothly dense vanilla/white-chocolate follows up. A cool sharpness is revealed with deeper breaths: almond skin, orange zest, and the faintest mint. (Aged sample loses vanilla and gains hay.) Palate: Golden raisins on entrance, though a bit watery. Then flattens further to pale...

Score 81/100

Macallan Rare Cask

At Macallan they describe the Rare Cask as legendary. The Malt Master only selects the very best casks fort his vatting and in their own words only 1% of all that lies in their warehouses is good enough for it. I’m not sure that is such a good marketing strategy as it sounds as if the other 99% is rubbish. Well, not exactly, but you know what I...

Score 86/100