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.
Rich dribbling gold and amber with toasted burnt honeycomb with a touch of citrus
It's not comparable with other Macallan, but also the price is not comparable, so for me is a nice "daily" whisky. For 36£ (UK-ASDA), or 35€ (in Portugal) i was not disappointed.
Same price as Gelfarclas 105, crazy
It's junk and not even fit for mixing with Coke. I can't understand why Macallan would attach its name to this swill...
Great tasting whisky. Not your usual Macallan but has it’s own place in the world.
