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'll start off by saying that I've nothing against NAS malt whiskies - Old Pulteney Navigator is a fine dram. I used to enjoy a Macallan - especially the 10yo Cask strength from the distillery and the basic 10 was fair enough but too pricey for what it was. These days, I stick to the excellent Glendronach range or the Aberlour A'Bunadh for my sherried whiskies - far better and much cheaper!
don't like the change to colours prefer the age system if it is'nt broken don' fix it
Can't really understand the poor reviews here..this is lovely.,fruity, spicy, rich and excellent value for such a cheap Scotch...really smooth finish and the sherry comes through strongly...it's not amazing but a perfectly drinkable, enjoysble and cheap whisky
Very disappointed !
This isn't scotch...
