Macallan 1962 25 Year Old

Macallan 12 Year Old fine oak

This is merely a starter review, please look elsewhere for reviews which cover the complexities better. (At first tasting) The nose, taste and finish were all over powered by over-ripe fruit given enough time with this dram. Oddly enough, the opening nose makes the brief finish relatively weaker than it should be. (After being left 3 months at...

Score 64/100

Macallan 21 Year Old 1990 PX Cask Creative Whisky Company

A Macallan as a Macallan ought to be: fully matured on sherry, in this case a Pedro Ximenez cask. If I am not mistaken, this 21 Year Old Macallan was bottled by David Stirk for the Dutch market, under his Exclusive Casks banner. It has a fantastic dark color from the sherry cask. Great expressive nose on all that you can associate with sherry and...

Score 88/100

Macallan Macphail’s 10 Year Old

This bottling from Gordon & Macphail does not name a distillery, but rumour has it this is a Macallan as well. Hence I taste it in this little line-up. It is simply named Macphail’s 10 Year Old and has a wonderful golden color. It is very sweet on the nose. That is the sherry cask, of course. Oranges (peel included) in the lead, followed...

Score 84/100

Macallan Cask Strength

This is the first Macallan in my cabinet thus far, and it is undoubtedly a bold one. The nose is an immediate, lingering burst of sherry, dripping with cinnamon-dusted raisins. The body is rich and syrupy, sherry dominating the palate as it does the nose. Again, spices brighten the profile—cinnamon, clove, perhaps even nutmeg. A bit of water helps...

Score 84/100