Macallan 1989 20 Year Old Sherry Finish Douglas Laing

Macallan Whisky Makers Selection

About a month ago I did a comparison between Lombard’s 14 year old Macallan, and the distillery’s own bottling, “Select Oak”, from their 1824 collection. Well, this morning I have a few minutes to do yet another Macallan, also from the 1824 Collection, called “Whisky Maker’s Edition” (thanks to Ross Allen for providing this!) This particular...

Score 69/100

Macallan Estate

The Macallan Estate – named Easter Elchies – is 485 hectares and can be found along the Spey. Master Blender Sarah Burgess was inspired by the estate to create this NAS expression, distilled from barley grown in the own fields. The whisky got a very exclusive packaging meant to convince the consumer to fork over around 215 EUR. Not sure if it was...

Score 87/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

I've been on a recent quest of collecting Macallans ever since I met (and interviewed) their highly likable whisky maker Bob Dalgarno. And the real reason I truly appreciate the Fine Oak series is because I know first-hand what goes into creating these exceptional whiskies. The Macallan nose is what Speyside is built on and this 15 year old stays...

Score 89/100

Macallan Edition No.2

I deplore the fact that I missed Edition No 1, but No 2 and 3 are in front of me right now, so let me try those H2H. Edition No 2 is a collaboration between Macallan’s Bob Delgarno and the three Spanish well-known chefs from El Cellar de Can Roca (best restaurant of the year, twice!), the brothers Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca. It is a combination of...

Score 87/100