Macallan 12 Year Old Review.
The macallan 10 is actually their most basic entry level while macallan 12 is the most common and possibly most beloved bottle of the brand. Well over a year ago i posted a review of the macallan fine oak 10 year old. It is consistently excellent with a wonderful sherried flavour sweet but not too much so and a long woody aftertaste that lingers.
Macallan 12 year old sherry oak reviews. As the bottle statements indicate all the scotch in the fine oak 12 year old is at least 12 years old and comes only from the macallan and is bottled at 40 abv. No this is a review of the old version of macallan 12 with an age statement that has recently been discontinued. The macallan distillers ltd. This is my go to 12 year old whisky.
The fine oak 12 year old has the color of pale straw pale enough to have a slight but noticeable translucence around the edges. As the bottle statements indicate all the scotch in the fine oak 12 year old is at least 12 years old and comes only from the macallan and is bottled at 40 abv. When macallan dropped the age statements they also reformulated the recipe for the whiskies which means this review doesn t apply to any of the new bottlings. Macallan 12 year old sherry oak reviews. It is consistently excellent with a wonderful sherried flavour sweet but not too much so and a long woody aftertaste that lingers. The macallan 10 is actually their most basic entry level while macallan 12 is the most common and possibly most beloved bottle of the brand. The macallan 12 year old triple cask is also redolent of baked spices and vanilla with white chocolate suggestions coming through. Oaky and hot right off the pour. Pretty strong aroma that lures you to it. Quite new age stated expression from macallan released in 2016.
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On the palate it has unmistakable notes of fresh ginger alongside dark berries caramel black pepper and rich cocoa all married for a mature and sophisticated drink.
This single malt whisky was described as. The macallan double cask 12 years old christopher null october 21 2016 macallan fans as a rule love its sherry casked expressions but bemoan the existence of its bourbon casked ones namely the fine oak line although the latter sees a bit of sherry finishing. No this is a review of the old version of macallan 12 with an age statement that has recently been discontinued. As the bottle statements indicate all the scotch in the fine oak 12 year old is at least 12 years old and comes only from the macallan and is bottled at 40 abv. It is consistently excellent with a wonderful sherried flavour sweet but not too much so and a long woody aftertaste that lingers. It was not a favorable review. The macallan 12 year old triple cask is also redolent of baked spices and vanilla with white chocolate suggestions coming through. Don t mistake beloved for best quality. The 18 is truly outstanding in my opinion the double oak series is the smallest with 12 year old and gold. The fine oak 12 year old has the color of pale straw pale enough to have a slight but noticeable translucence around the edges. Oaky and hot right off the pour.