Macallan 7 Year Old Giovinetti Special Selection

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

Color: amber. Nose: On first whiff the odor of alcohol is overwhelming, like sniffing astringent. Let it breath a little, and the nose opens up quite a bit. The scent of alcohol gradually gives way to a perfume that separates into pine, citrus, walnuts, and especially caramel. Body: full and syrupy. Palate: Ah, here's the oak. Very woody with a...

Score 86/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

I’ve tried the 12yo Fine Oak before after a nice restaurant dinner and based on that I bought this 15yo which, based on reviews, has been the more popular and praised one. I really liked the 12yo already, and I have to say this older bottling didn’t let me down. The nose starts with plenty of fruit. With triple cask maturation (2 sherry casks and...

Score 89/100

Macallan Double Cask 12 Year Old

I'm spending my Sunday afternoon reviewing two Macallans (though really tasting three). The first is a newer product called the Double Cask 12 Year Old, which is a combination of whiskies matured in both American oak and European oak (both sherry casks). This bottle has been open for about a month or so. The colour is a light-to-medium amber. Very...

Score 85/100

Macallan Cask Strength

My relationship with “The” Macallan goes back to before my whisky journey truly began. I was gifted a bottle of the 25 YO by the husband of a patient. If I had known anything about Scotch I would probably never have accepted it (I was used to $20 bottles of Canadian rye from the LCBO that my father had bought when I was a teen). That gentleman...

Score 94/100