Macallan 12 Year Old Bicentennary French Revolution

Macallan Sienna 1824 Series

The new Macallan 1824 Series consists of four NAS-bottlings, which was a very contested matter in the blogosphere. The famous distillery concentrated on color rather than age and named them Gold, Amber, Sienna and Ruby. The Gold and Amber are entry level malts at 40% ABV and priced between 35 and 50 EUR, while the Sienna commands 75 EUR. The Ruby...

Score 82/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

As you can see from my profile, anything that I rate below 70 is something I find to be downright repulsive. However, since many of you like this one, it is not fair for me to go below 68 on my rating for this one as well as other good malts that do not appeal to me. This would only lower the overall rating if I did such a thing. Only two blends...

Score 68/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

The Macallan distillery was founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid and was operated from the original buildings of Macallan farm. At the time it was named Elchies distillery after a nearby estate. The distillery changed ownership a number of times during its early days and stability came only when Roderick Kemp took control in 1892; under Kemp the...

Score 89/100

Macallan Cask Strength

Well, I think it's possible the bar watered this stuff down because there was NO burn at all without water. I certainly didn't need to pour any in my glass. Nose: Sea salt caramel, vanilla bean, figs, cream sherry, spices. Palette: A sugar bomb that will explode in your mouth (unless you spit it out, which I would certainly not advise). More...

Score 88/100