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
One the better scotches I've tried. Very smooth with some spice, hints of oak and honey. Other reviews share experiences of a sulfur odor; being a Pharmacist, I can assure you, in all the bottles of Mac -12 I have imbibed, there was never any such smell. It is my daily sipper!
I had a double pour of Mac' 12 yesterday at Blue Ginger in Wellesly Mass. It would be an understatement to say it was fabulous! It's all it should be!!
Would not buy it again. Glad I tried it. My mind may change as I work through the bottle but the sulfur smell is really off putting for me. My wife did not mind it though. One of the things I like about discovering Scottish whiskies is that they seem to try to be unique. Whereas here in Tennessee, they are all trying to be the same. It took me over half a bottle of Talisker 10 before I started to appreciate its "unique" flavor. Still won't buy another bottle.
Boy oh boy. Yamazaki 18 is hard to get in US. I've got 3 left. If you try this, wow! Mcallan 25 don't stand up. Anyone agree?
Je croyais que ce whisky était supprimé et effectivement je ne le voyais plus sur les étagères de mes fournisseurs depuis fort longtemps...et cette semaine je découvre quelques flacons. Je n'ai pu résister à la tentation et malgré le prix de 89euros j'en ai pris 2. Je ne sais si c'est une queue de stock réapparaissant avant extinction totale et définitive ou si Macallan a relancé sa commercialisation,mais voilà je viens d'en ouvrir une et ben c'est toujours aussi bon et gourmand,c'est vraiment dommage que des whiskies emblématiques disparaissent.
