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.
A strong,smooth and creamy whisky. don't understand what all the so called experts are moaning about. As for North Americans telling anyone about better whisky, nah! i'm not having that. If you drink grouse stick to it. This gem isn't for you. Here's tae wha's like us
A bit harsh when neat. Much better when 50/50 with water. I prefer the original.
I received "Maccallan Gold" as a gift because I had once had Macallan whisky at an event and it was the best I had ever tasted. Obviously it was a different product. This one is very harsh, it burns all the way down so that I can taste no suttleties. It does warm one on a very cold night but any whisky will do that, even our very good Canadian whisky. I will have to try this with water, something I never do because I like my whisky neet. Such a shame that so much money was wasted on an inferior product.
This is not a smooth rich malt as I remember Macallan. It is positively harsh, thin. I have given it away after the first 2 drams. (The recipient prefers a blend which she dresses up with lemonade). I had selected a bottle of MacAllan 12 year old but rejected it when I found the price was £64. What a serious marketing error the no age statement is, but it is content of the bottle not the label that I judge
Drinking whisky isnt only about pouring the whisky down ur throat. I want information about the stuff I buy. I want to know what casks are used, 1 st fill?, 2 fill? etc, artificial couloring?, chill filtration? etc. I want to know about the distillery, their stills, location etc. It should be painstakely obvious that I would want to know the age of the whisky too. Hey why dont they remove all labels on all kinds of spirit, mix em up scotch, bourbon rum etc...what a challenge that would be. We can get togehter and guess what we are really drinking... Dont think so. Stop the NAS rubbish
