Macallan 1940 50 Year Old Sherry Cask Gordon & Macphail

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 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Nose: Sweet berries, spices, chocolate syrup, caramel, oak. Palate: Deep berries like strawberries, raspberry syrup over chocolate cake with layers of chocolate mousse, exactly like PF Changs' Wall of Chocolate dessert. Medium bodied, spices, honey, caramel, a touch of papaya and molasses, cashews. Finish: Medium to long, cake dough,...

Score 85/100

Macallan Amber 1824 Series

The new 1824 series are complied of non age statement whiskies and are an alternative to the fine oak line. The Macallan amber is the second in this series and serves to replace the old 12 year old. Its is bottled at 40% ABV and is natural colour but seems to be slightly chill filtered - although not as heavily as others. On the Nose: vanilla,...

Score 79/100

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