Macallan 1977 30 Year Old Bottled 2007 Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Macallan Ruby 1824 Series

Aged in European Oak with a taste of dried fruits, ginger, orange and raisin. It's Macallan's attempt at providing a high priced non-aged single malt. It is a good Scotch, but doesn't warrant the high price (over $250 Canadian). In a taste test, the Sienna compared equally, yet sells for more than a $100 Canadian less.

Score 82/100

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 Whisky Maker's Edition

I drank this whisky for the first time with Mr Bob Dalgarno, Macallans' famed whisky maker, when my whisky club hosted him not too long ago. He was a wonderful and pleasant guest and the whiskies weren't too bad either. The one thing that stuck with me as I interviewed him for my YouTube channel was essentially how hard his job is. To match color,...

Score 86/100

Macallan 2005 Bottled 2014 Speymalt

I've come across some young Macallans through my Scotch Whisky Auction shopping, so let's compare two of them: A G&M 2005 9 year old Speymalt, and a mini of the standard 10 year old. Let's start with the G&M, matured in first-fill and refill sherry butts. The bottle has been open for about six months or so. The colour is a medium gold. On...

Score 86/100