Macallan Fine Oak 18 Year Old

Macallan Classic Cut 2019

The Classic Cut series was launched by Macallan in 2017 and might be considered on homage to the Macallan from an era gone by – before the launch of the Fine Oak when bourbon casks made their introduction here. It’s a yearly returning limited release that matured solely on sherry casks. Sherry seasoned casks, to be clear. It is bottled at cask...

Score 86/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

The few times I have had this have all been at a nice local restaurant in my parent's town. We go there occassionally, and we recently went there to celebrate nothing other than the joy of life, and to spend some time together. But, enough chit-chat, I'll save that for the blog...let's get to the review: Tasting Notes: Nose: This is a 'full' nose...

Score 86/100

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

I owned a bottle of this while in China, and remember it being decent. A local store has it for $54usd+tax and I was willing to pay that for the same experience. I then realized that in the US, this is bottled at 43% abv, while the bottling in Asia is at 40% abv. I was then definitely willing! So I'm going to review this and then compare my notes...

Score 89/100

Macallan Whisky Makers Selection

About a month ago I did a comparison between Lombard’s 14 year old Macallan, and the distillery’s own bottling, “Select Oak”, from their 1824 collection. Well, this morning I have a few minutes to do yet another Macallan, also from the 1824 Collection, called “Whisky Maker’s Edition” (thanks to Ross Allen for providing this!) This particular...

Score 69/100