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
just got a bottle for $70 in GA, 1st Macallan - and it's REALLY good. I'm probably going back to get another bottle before I'm 1/2 done w/this one. new-ish to whisky, but this one is superb
Bought a bottle of this here in Fukuoka, Japan for 4500 Yen and couldn't believe the amount of sulphur on the nose. Really put me off the whisky. It's unfortunate, because on the palate it was quite nice and I'll certainly finish the bottle. But it will be the last one I buy. For 5200 Yen I can buy a Glenfarclas 15, or for 6300 Yen I can get a Glendronach 15. Both of these whiskies are far superior in my opinion. I think Macallan are kidding themselves. You can only ride on a reputation for so long before people wake up. Very disappointed. On the bright side, whisky is relatively cheap in Japan.
It's a nice tipple but the price is going up and up. Personally I've been charmed by the GlenDronach single casks. Big beautiful sherry bombs
Sour vinegar. For a sherry cask there is not much sweetness. It smells like a household cleaner and the finish is bitter and sulfurous. It's gonna be a long time before I try another Macallan product unless it's free. I don't even know how I'm going to get through this bottle.
I can't say that Macallan 12yr is the best because I don't know it yet. There are many more single malts yet to try but I can say from the many I have already tried, I like the Macallan 12yr too much and in my opinion, it is wonderful from start to finish! If the finish is not smooth enough for you, drink water and save the great whiskey for me!
