Macallan 1987 20 Year Old Sherry Cask Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Macallan Edition No.2

I started off writing a long-winded opinion piece on how I feel about Macallan. But I chose not to. There’s no point. They’re a whisky that was once known as the Rolls Royce of whiskies. Now it’s more like a Toyota Prius, if you ask me. I even had a wonderful distillery tour a few months ago where we tasted some really old, precious liquid and met...

Score 79/100

Macallan Ruby 1824 Series

The Macallan reorganised its core range in 2012. Most of the age statements were ditched and replaced by colours. Yes, you've read it right: colours. A small risk for a company stating a few years ago that not colour, but maturation was the most important aspect of a good quality whisky. Because colour could be faked... The new range consists of...

Score 84/100

Macallan Cask Strength

Macallan Cask Strength is undiluted malt aged in used sherry casks. There is no age statement on the bottle. The reviewed bottle has been open for 3 months. Colour: quite dark, from the Sherry cask aging. Nose: a delicious nose of intense grapes, black cherries, and plums, sweet and strong with substantial alcohol, which I like. There is a hint...

Score 90/100

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