Macallan's 1824 range has done away with age-statements and instead focuses on the colour of the whisky. The concept being that the older the whisky is the darker it will be... Regardless of how true this really is, it's certainly a great whisky packed with assertive vanilla and citrus flavours.
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This burnished gold spirit presents a lemon citrus nose, the orange peel and an interlacing sweetness that softens but doesn't eliminate the zest. A quiet note of vanilla is followed by dark chocolate - more assertive, yet not overly so - with a lingering floral and light oak notes.
Citrus and boiled sweets rule the palate, along with hints of ginger and cinnamon, while soft oak tones reveal toasted apples.
The finish is medium sweet, malty and slightly dry.
This one hit me quite hard, but not in an unwelcome way. Rather like being hit over the head with a heavy cushion by an older sibling. <a
Rough as hell, tastes like Bell's, seriously.
Delicious and reasonably priced for a very mellow dram, honeyed vanilla flavour and smoooooth in the mooouth. This is a classic and very drinkable expression of one of the finest of all speysides - not my top whisky but certainly one to hold in the liquor cabinet and a regular weekday drinker.
Extremely smooth and well rounded. I fell in love with it on our vacation in Scotland. Found it in a trust-bar of our B&B in Carrbridge and had to snatch me a bottle right away. For a Macallan, which tend to be quite overpriced, if you ask me, the Gold is a real bargain.
Lovely mellow whisky Subtle citrus undertones with a boom of chocolate on the palate One of my favourites
