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October 17, 2022
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Little Duos, right this moment Macallan IB vs OB
The IB does carry a classic assertion, the OB doesn’t, however the latter’s mentioned to shelter fairly some outdated vintages of Macallan. I’ve additionally heard good issues about this very expression, so with a keen coronary heart and no preconceptions in anyway…
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Macallan 2001/2022 ‘Speymalt’ (55.4%, Gordon & MacPhail, LMDW Antipodes) 
It’s to keep in mind that Gordon & MacPhail are filling and maturing their very own woods, I do not suppose they purchase ready-made whiskies. The French would name them ‘négociants-éleveurs’ (to not point out their very own Distilleries after all). It’s also to be famous that that is an uncommon ‘Speymalt’ at C/S. Color: amber. Nostril: plain and pure butterscotch and chocolate, plus some mocha and moka. My favorite lately would stem from Ethiopia. That is all, however watch what is going to occur as soon as we have added water… With water: amontillado! Extra walnuts, roasted peanuts, black nougat, then espresso, uncooked chocolate, flints, notes of bitter cherries. A nostril that is displaying touches of Chambertin. Oh and I can not not consider Benromach right here and there, however that is most likely my thoughts taking part in methods on me. Mouth (neat): actually punchy and intensely cakey. Barely burnt brownies, pecan pie, some meat (say well-aged grouse meat, minimal two weeks!) and quite a whole lot of malt. Fairly gamey this far. With water: much more on recreation, rocks, peppers and cloves, caraway, earth, eggplants, mint sauce, extra bitter cherries, pipe tobacco… End: lengthy and meatier/flintier but. Venison plus retsina, liquorice and marmalade. Feedback: some rusticity on this one. I prefer it rather a lot, not simply due to that (we’re very rustic at Château WF).
SGP:562 – 89 factors. |
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Macallan ‘M – 2022’ (45%, OB) 
Absolutely ex- sherry-seasoned Spanish oak casks, the outdated means would we add. The decanter is made by Lalique. The excessive value, round £5K, would recommend some very outdated Macallans have been used, as some do in Cognac with their poshest decanters, though ‘we’ve got no proof’. There’s additionally a Macallan M ‘Black’ and a Macallan M ‘Copper’, so colors appear to rely right here. Lastly, we have tried what I consider was the primary M, launched round 2013, and simply beloved it (WF 91). So, all in all, hopes are excessive right here… Color: brown amber. Nostril: time-warp impact, we’re in 1990. The sherry’s fairly elegant, these notes of steel polish, outdated cash, outdated copper kettle and all which might be improbable, these tobaccos are lovable (outdated plain Dunhill’s, shall we embrace) and so are these bouillons stuffed with marrow, mushrooms, lardo di Colonnata, leek, and even perhaps garlic. A tiny contact. Past that, we’ll discover the standard raisins, figs, dates, plum pudding and fruitcake. Good. Mouth: I do not know why, this jogs my memory of the outdated 30 ‘blue label and blue field’, however this M is somewhat higher. Tobacco and liquorice, earl gray, Jaffa cake, orange blossom water, oriental pastries, a skinny slice of kougelhopf, whereas we can not not point out additionally panettone this time once more. Actually additionally fortified mustos, pineau and such, and outdated rancio, Rivesaltes, outdated candy grenache, Maury… Anyway, you see what I imply. End: medium, on ultra-classic ‘candy’ sherry, somewhat ‘cream’ maybe. Cappuccino and marmalade within the aftertaste. Feedback: solely the energy might have been a tad increased, say round 47-48%, however we’re splitting hairs (no, we do not change). Improbable Macallan.
SGP:661 – 92 factors. |
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