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Macallan Double Cask Gold Vs 12.

The macallan 12 year old double cask 57 60. Long time readers will be familiar with my love hate relationship with the distillery or more accurately with its owners the edrington group. These are the common options in most liquor stores.

Macallan the macallan brand is the most collectable and high end brand in the world of scotch. Here the proportion of american oak ex sherry casks is higher than in the 12 year old sherry oak but no ex bourbon casks are used as they are in the 12 year old fine oak release. Very mild sherry orange peel macintosh apples apple juice gummy candy and pie crust. Macallan 12 double cask us release 43 abv 65 usd nose. The macallan double cask 12 years old brings sherry notes forth with dried fruits and trail mix.

Gold hay with tinges of orange. A mix of butterscotch and caramel not much spice. Here the proportion of american oak ex sherry casks is higher than in the 12 year old sherry oak but no ex bourbon casks are used as they are in the 12 year old fine oak release. Sherry cask if you can get it. Deep amber with gold orange flecks. Lately my two biggest beefs have been the accelerating price increases and the decelerating age statements so when i saw this macallan double cask 12 year old for 55 i was intrigued. Dark amber with a deep wood coloring. The macallan 12 sherry cask eye. The macallan gold double cask is the released edition of the macallan gold from the 1824 series which was discontinued in early 2018 to make way for the double cask triple cask matured and sherry oak ranges. The macallan 12 double oak eye.

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The macallan 12 triple cask eye. These are the common options in most liquor stores. Deep gold amber with burnt orange tint. There are multiple versions of the macallan 12 but for the purposes of this taste test i used the macallan 12 sherry cask abv 40 and the macallan 18 sherry cask abv 43 for consistency. Sherry cask if you can get it. There is nothing wrong with ex bourbon cheaper casks but when macallan s reputation is built on european sherry casks it s the sherry cask version you should be tasting if you want to taste the macallan. Classic macallan sherry oak raisins honey malt and a very faint vanilla. Dark amber with a deep wood coloring. Here the proportion of american oak ex sherry casks is higher than in the 12 year old sherry oak but no ex bourbon casks are used as they are in the 12 year old fine oak release. Macallan 12 double cask vs macallan 12 sherry posted on september 10 2016 september 9 2016 by scotch n sniff so you re walking around your favorite liquor store and lo and behold you spot the newest offering from the macallan. A mix of butterscotch and caramel not much spice.