Macallan 1963 25 Year Old Crystal Decanter

Macallan Macphail’s 10 Year Old

This bottling from Gordon & Macphail does not name a distillery, but rumour has it this is a Macallan as well. Hence I taste it in this little line-up. It is simply named Macphail’s 10 Year Old and has a wonderful golden color. It is very sweet on the nose. That is the sherry cask, of course. Oranges (peel included) in the lead, followed...

Score 84/100

Macallan 12 Year Old fine oak

I'm not sure why this whisky isn't listed on Connosr (yet), as it's quite readily available in Belgium (so I presume in the UK and Scotland as well). As was to be expected, the nose of the one is a little more complex than his younger brother, the 10 Year Old. Apart from the white fruit, honey and heather, this one has some freshly cut grass and...

Score 81/100

Macallan Rare Cask

OK so let's give credit where credit is due. When Macallan do something they do it in style. Have to give them props for that. And they seemed to have pulled out all the stops for the launch of their newest NAS, the Rare Cask. Set on the 27th floor of the Burj Al Arab Hotel, in Dubai, is the newly opened bar Gold On 27, which I'm sure you've...

Score 85/100

Macallan 10 Year Old Fine Oak

The distillery The Macallan is a guarantee for especially smooht and complex whiskies, even if they say so themselves. I can only concur. I recently tasted three in their Fine Oak series and each and everyone was wonderful. The Fine Oak series was launched in 2004 and matured on three casks : first Spanish sherry casks, then American...

Score 77/100