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.
I have a bottle of Macallan Gold here (a gift) - and after reading all these reviews, I'm not sure I want to open it!! I know that temptation will win, and I shall open it. Hope it is a decent drink! I'll be back and let you know my thoughts. Fingers crossed!
This is awful. I literally just poured it away. Nasty, harsh, burning.
It wasn't the worst I've tasted, but for $70 canadian, I wish I would have kept my $70 for my dream dram piggy bank. Again, it's not horrible. The nose was almost one dimensional, with your basic notes... vanilla, citrus, etc. I would use it if my regular company would come over. Worth tossing in a decanter and not show off the bottle. This is not to discredit Macallan. The rest are all fine products.
Usually the first fill of a whiskey is very harsh and of poor quality. I think Macallan is getting rid of their waste product. What a waste of money!!!!!!!!!!!!Need my refund too expensive for a poor quality whiskey.
Smooth and very easy drinker. It doesn't have a longer lastIng flavour. Good intro whisky for someone new to the world of whisky. This is a whisky for mid-week or if you wanted a catch up with a friend over several drams. I love speysides and the highlands, I would buy another bottle of this but would probably go for a GlenDronach if it was on the same shelf.
