........ the 'Emperor 'of Malts and from speyside.No other living Malt enjoys, or plunders, the reputation that Macallan has.
Wacky prices at auction and an absolute 'must' if you want to impress the client, however, a recent 18 y.o. I bought was disappointingly thin and insubstantial, due, probably to the batch being over-stretched to keep up with supply. So buyer's beware, .... the emperor's clothes e.t.c.
Macallans can be good with a signature of sherry/butterscotch spice/herbal/wood complex rounded off with a bold dab of peat.
Older Macallan's are quite Armagnac in nature.
Macallan 18 y.o. 78/100
P.S. the bottle pictured is for dabbing behind your ears.
I used to be huge critic of the New oak range but I have to admit that the 15 y.o and 30 y.o are beautiful balanced majestic drams.
ReplyDeleteI really like the 12 Year old of the fine oak range.
ReplyDeleteJust so complex, sweet and well balanced.