I don’t like Macallan. I don’t hate it, but I’ve never felt more than neutral about it. That said, I’ve never really had it on purpose, so I figured it deserved a shot at proper focus removed from intoxication, recent cigarette, etc. Plus it was the last example I needed to complete linking them all in my scale. So, here are my thoughts.
Minutia: Matured in American and European oak Sherry casks. Reviewed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Tawny, 1.4.
Nose: Malty, cereal honey. Vague apricot.
Taste: Honey, stone fruit (ambiguous).
Finish: Chocolate, malt.
I enjoy this more than I have in the past. It reminds me of when I tried Bunnahabhain 12 and 18 and didn’t like them as much as I’d have thought (as a peat fan that is somewhat expected, and I have become more fond of unpeated whisky since and they warrant a re-review). Except this is missing something that Bunnahabhain’s spirit has that, peat or not, makes it enjoyable to me. While I mostly felt neutral about Macallan in the past, sometimes it was a bit aversive. I did experience that a few drams from this bottle, but not others, particularly the one poured for review. I’ll attribute this more to mood than something like time in bottle.
Score: 69
Musical Evocation: Amorphis – “The Bee”
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