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The Macallan
Scotland
Single Malt
Released as part of Macallan’s ever-wonderful Sherry Oak range comes this 12 Year Old. It has spent its entire maturation in sherry-seasoned oak casks from Jerez, and is bottled at 40% ABV after its 12 years of ageing. It’s full of all those hallmark dried fruit and marmalade notes we’ve come to know and love from a sherried Macallan.
Crisp and sweet. There are notes of sultanas and fresh apple blossom. There is a defined floral note followed by Sherry hints. Calvados emerges with a tropical fruit note and golden syrup.
Medium-body and quite firm. There are notes of hot pastries and marmalade, sultanas and peels with a developing sweetness from the barley sugar.
Good length with a solid oaked note
Was: £1,750.00Now: £1,699.00
Interesting to say the least. This is a sherry whisky but there is an unusual peat taste to it as well. Frsit the peat hit you, though it's not the most powerful, the the sherry creeps up from the back of the mouth and removies the peat taste. that said, i have had better.
For me, the eternal beginner, because I feel what I feel without knowing or distinguishing the flavours. But one thing I know, what is good for me. I feel this is a quality malt whisky, sophisticated and refined. reminds me somehow glengoyne 21 as happened with the Macallan 12 Fine Oak that reminds me the glengoyne 12. This Macallan 12 Sherry Cask is sweet, complex, medium to long finish with reminiscence of bourbon, good malt flavour. And also is too expensive for me. I still prefer Glengoyne, for my taste has open flavours while refined and sophisticated too and less expensive.
After trying the 1841 replica which I love very much.( Which is in a class by itself ) Nonetheless this is a close second with only a slight varence in the flavor . As for the price it can be found at lower prices if you look but it's a great Scotch pairs well a variety of cigars and I will look forward to trying the other Macallan's and aged varieties. Give it a try you'll love it !!!
I know Macallan has a hardcore following, and it was due to the many reviews I've read when folks have raved about it that made me try a bottle, but I didn't find it any better than any other similar Scotch in the same price bracket, in fact there's many better for the price and much cheaper IMHO. I was slightly underwhelmed and found it overrated. I hoped there would be a little more 'sherryness' in it for one thing, and don't get me wrong it's adequate, but I look for more than 'adequate' when I pay this amount per bottle.
Being of Scottish decent, playing the Great Highland Bagpipes, this finest of single malt whisky once filled my flask and my evenings after dinner. Sad to say, the Macallan 12 is history. It has become too pricey. Once it could be purchased for around $42.00; a fair price. Now, at $72.00 a bottle, not comparing tradition, it is way beyond my price range. There are many other alternative single malts available still today for $42.00 that can closely fill my flask.
