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| Hello, that is one in every of our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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June 21, 2021
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Summer season Duets
At this time Macallan |
| How’s Macallan doing when it goes again to its former USP, the one which made it what it’s, so ‘all sherry’? Focus on whereas we’re quaffing these neat little infants… |
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Macallan 18 yo ‘Sherry Oak’ (43%, OB, 2019) 
I see no classic right here, as if they’d deserted that custom too. This was matured integrally in casks that had been seasoned with sherry and the value is just about a joke in the event you ask me. I do know no pal who’s ever purchased any of those, I suppose they ship all of them to Mars, along with Musk, Bezos et al. Color: amber. Nostril: joking apart, this can be a nice nostril, delicately metallic and smoky at first, then roasted and fruity, with some cereals, maple syrup, roasted raisins, and a few sort of smoky muesli. Macadamia nuts, cashews, halva, nougat… Let’s stay sincere and neutral, this can be a nice nostril for positive. Simply not £500-great, however there… Mouth: too dangerous it is somewhat too dry, an excessive amount of on black tea, tobacco, bitter chocolate, toffee… Now it stays superb, with jams chiming in, marmalades, natural teas… Oranges maintain lifting it, a phenomenon that is additionally to be seen at Dalmore’s. Oranges rule! End: medium, a tad dry and bitter. Somewhat an excessive amount of bitter black tea, however as soon as once more oranges put it aside. Feedback: I imagine we’re being somewhat harsh on Macallan, some expressions are preserving the flame alive and this one positive is not too far-off.
SGP:561 – 87 factors. |
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Macallan 15 yo (52.3%, Grasp of Malts, Darkness!, +/-2015) 
This child’s been transferred to ’50 litre first-fill Pedro Ximénez casks for an extra 3 months’. All proper, that is like utilizing paxarette then, which, in spite of everything, did construct Macallan’s large repute. Fairly. Let’s examine… Color: gold. So, not darkish in any respect. Nostril: smoke, heat espresso dregs, sauna oils, sizzling chocolate, Corinthian raisins… It’s true that we aren’t removed from these older ‘Gran Reservas’. Some menthol and liquorice too. With water: strolling in an eucalyptus forest on a sizzling, steamy day. Hints of myrtle, sometimes ex-active oak. Mouth (neat): I am afraid all the things labored out positive right here. Nice figs, sultanas, dried bananas, muscat wine, tangerine liqueurs, candy yellow curry and maybe even masala, muesli… With water: identical plus just a few extra sweeter spices, cinnamon cookies, some good agricole rum, crushed bananas, a contact of crème brulée… End: lengthy, good, only a tad on the oakier facet now. That needed to occur, given the method they’ve used, all the things comes out within the end. Feedback: blind, this might have been an OB, simply. I suppose all these fashionable little monsters have been drunk at time of writing.
SGP:561 – 88 factors. |
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Particular Bonus! I do know we mentioned solely duets, however generally you simply can’t resist a superb alternative. This child was a part of a digital session I did with LMDW. Good enjoyable, however no Covid is healthier.
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Macallan 1962 (80°proof, OB, Campbell, Hope & King, Rinaldi Italy, circa 1977) 
We’ll do that fast and just for ornament, as we have already tried this glory fairly just a few occasions. This was a lot most likely a 15 years outdated. Color: gold. Nostril: extra mangos than on a mango tree, in any other case tangerines and myriads of tinier aromas. Unimaginable nostril (pipe smoke, oranges, woodruff, maracuja, honeysuckle, fudge, hibiscus, roses, pink grapefruits, outdated Sauternes, mushrooms, chocolate, espresso, plums, stewed rhubarb, basil, black nougat, peanut butter, peaches, litchis…) Oh boy oh boy… Mouth: yeah these wee soapy tones which will come out from these outdated bottles every now and then. In any other case, very good! End: lengthy, drier, extra on teas. Feedback: probably the most extraordinary noses there ever was in Whiskydom, presumably the nostril of noses. The palate’s extra anecdotal. We’ll maintain our older rating, however ought to we rating solely noses, we might be approaching the 100-mark right here.
SGP:552 – 93 factors. |
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