Macallan 22 Year Old 1930s

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

Macallan Fine Oak 15 Years **Colour:** straw yellow. **Nose:** Wild flowers, quite noble, lots of oak spices. **Palate:** starts smooth and sweet like thinned maple syrup but that turns woody, green and piney but all these are not overdone. **Finish:** Unlike the start on palate, the finish is dry and more bitter, orange with a little spice,...

Score 86/100

Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak

The Macallan distillery was founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid and was operated from the original buildings of Macallan farm. At the time it was named Elchies distillery after a nearby estate. The distillery changed ownership a number of times during its early days and stability came only when Roderick Kemp took control in 1892; under Kemp the...

Score 90/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

Nose (Undiluted): Wood (freshly-cut Cherry crossed with White Oak) and Licorice. Palate (Undiluted): Lots of wood, very light spice. Finish (Undiluted): Medium finish with lingering light oak. Despite the feeling of being in a lumber mill chewing on a 2 by 4, this is definitely one of my favorite relaxing single malts. It's mellow and somehow the...

Score 85/100

Macallan 15 Year Old Fine Oak

Color: amber. Nose: On first whiff the odor of alcohol is overwhelming, like sniffing astringent. Let it breath a little, and the nose opens up quite a bit. The scent of alcohol gradually gives way to a perfume that separates into pine, citrus, walnuts, and especially caramel. Body: full and syrupy. Palate: Ah, here's the oak. Very woody with a...

Score 86/100