Macallan 18 Year Old 1990 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

I thought the color was somewhere between dark gold and brandy. The nose was packed with marshmallows, vanilla, sugar, and latex paint. I like the smell of latex paint on a hot summer day, and that's what I found wafting from the glass from about one foot away. The palate was filled with wonderful toffee, wood smoke, and brown sugar. The finish...

Score 85/100

Macallan Sienna 1824 Series

First vapor: Light purple grape flesh. Nose: Purple grape upfront. A smoothly dense vanilla/white-chocolate follows up. A cool sharpness is revealed with deeper breaths: almond skin, orange zest, and the faintest mint. (Aged sample loses vanilla and gains hay.) Palate: Golden raisins on entrance, though a bit watery. Then flattens further to pale...

Score 81/100

Macallan 15 Year Old 1995 A.D. Rattray

The next whisky in this little Macallan line-up comes from a bourbon cask. It is a single cask that was bottled by A.D. Rattray in 2011. The nose is surprisingly fresh and floral. Dried grass and heathery flowers. Soft honey. A whole lot of white fruit, mostly Granny Smith apples, baked with a sniff of cinnamon. Cider. Cake. Soft garden herbs. The...

Score 83/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

On the nose there was definitely spicy and vanilla notes, maybe smoky, too. On the palate, it was strong woody, spicy and cinnamon flavors all the way and smoky, too. The finish was incredible; long, warm, and smooth as the woody and vanilla flavors settled. Full-bodied, smooth, and rich, this is a very flavorful whisky.

Score 90/100