Macallan 1965 Fino Sherry Cask #2114 CRN Carn Mor

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 12 Year Old fine oak

This is the successor of the 10 year old Fine Oak, one of the best selling Scotches of all time (unfortunately, I have not yet had the pleasure of tasting the 10yo, or any other Macallan for that matter, but will add them to my wishlist). The expectations were high indeed. Once the straw colored liquid is poured into the snifter from the elegant...

Score 81/100

Macallan 39 Year Old ‘Speymalt’ 1970 Vintage Gordon & Macphail

This Macallan was bottled under the Speymalt label. It is a distillate from 20th November 1970 (I had not even celebrated my first birthday!) and bottled on 1st September 2010, especially for La Maison du Whisky. It won a gold medal at the Malt Maniac Awards 2010, so it cannot be bad. After the first whiff, a smile already spreads on my face. This...

Score 91/100

Macallan 12 Year Old fine oak

This is what every Speyside single malt should taste like. Delicate and sensitive as well as bold and courageous. Incidentally this is one of the first single malts I had ever bought and I think it was the reason I fell in love. Familiar aromas of honey, vanilla and hints of coconut remind me of why I got into malting in the first place. Robust...

Score 92/100