Macallan 1926 60 Year Old Valerio Adami Edition

Macallan 18 Year Old Triple Cask Matured Fine Oak

This 18 years old in the new(ish) Triple Cask Matured series from Macallan is the high end release. It matured on three types of casks: boubon casks and both American and European sherry seasoned casks. Just like the 15 years old, this is cut to 43%. My bottle was launched in 2018. Yes, this is very aromatic indeed. Lovely mix of plums and fresh...

Score 88/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

I had a 750ml bottle of Mac 12yr Sherry Oak last year, where I sampled it many times, never really "taking" to it. I ended up sharing it around quite a bit, giving away probably 2/3rds of the bottle. I never wrote a review on it, and frankly, I couldn't remember what it tasted like, or why I didn't really care for it. So, a year (and...

Score 80/100

Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

The LCBO is keen to remind everyone that this expression was, at one time, so popular worldwide that stocks were virtually depleted. Well, fear not, for the intrepid purchasers at the LCBO have ample enough supply to see everyone through the next Global Macallan 18 Armageddon. Sadly, at $250 a bottle it rarely seems to venture much further than...

Score 89/100

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