Macallan Terra

Name: Macallan Terra
Brand: Macallan
SKU: 102233
Rating: 84.03 (147 reviews)

Overall rating: 84.03/100
votes: 147

Whiskybase ID: WB102233
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Macallan
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Quest Collection
Bottled: 2017
Casktype: 1st Fill European & American Sherry Oak Casks
Strength: 43.8 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5010314305123
Bottled for: Global Travel Retail Exclusive
Added on: 14 oct 2017 12:12 pm by whisk-O-thek

Average value

€ 232.76

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Whisky Reviews for Macallan Terra

21 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.03 points

JoshNRW scored this whisky 88 points
16 jul 2020 1:07 am
Blender glass.
Should also be tasted with this to get the full pleasure. This whisky is made for this glass.
But I'm also a fan and like the NAS from Macallan if you completely hide the price. A pleasure on the nose.

Nose

90 90

89.5
Very nice mix of full balance and complexity. There is a fruity note of apples and ginger, but also woody dark, luckily the sherry is not so dominant, but fits well into the overall picture. The alcohol is decent according to the percentages. Chocolate and orange are still there.

Taste

88 88

88.5
Another great mix of fruity sweetness, acidity and bitterness / oak. The alcohol again very subtle. Don't think it drops very much to the nose.

Finish

87 87

Could of course be a little longer and more intense, but it is also not bad or thin.
TsiAI scored this whisky 84 points
01 sep 2020 8:25 am

Eyes: Deep amber and smell. Nose: Alcohol, wrapper, milky, toasted oak, smoked, coffee beans, hand-washed sourness, pickles and stale dried fruit. Taste Palate: Medium Sour, sweet, bitter, woody, preserved fruit, ebony soup, black berries that are ripe to rotten, shredded tobacco, Telford black chocolate, American coffee with cream. Finish: long, ebony sugar, cocoa powder, cream body : Medium, with tannins, bitter bottom, normal oil

Nose: 85/100
Palate: 84/100
Finish: 83/100
Body: 84/100
Overall: 84/100
Barbone scored this whisky 86 points
26 mar 2020 10:03 pm
Nose

88 88

Only good in spherical glass
Standard glass was a bit dull. (83)

Taste

85 85

Finish

84 84
lincolnimp scored this whisky 74 points
24 mar 2021 11:54 pm
Unfortunately the nose is not a good start, there is a burnt nuts sort of smell, and then it came to me tree bark, the sort you get on parts of your garden.
The palate leaves a lot to be desired but let's give it a chance and some time for a balanced view.
No this does not work for me it is ok and has some nice parts but the overall taste is not good.
it's a no from me the quality/price ratio is poor.

Nose

76 76

Taste

72 72

Finish

75 75
JoshNRW scored this whisky 88 points
16 jul 2020 1:07 am
Blender glass.
Should also be tasted with this to get the full pleasure. This whisky is made for this glass.
But I'm also a fan and like the NAS from Macallan if you completely hide the price. A pleasure on the nose.

Nose

90 90

89.5
Very nice mix of full balance and complexity. There is a fruity note of apples and ginger, but also woody dark, luckily the sherry is not so dominant, but fits well into the overall picture. The alcohol is decent according to the percentages. Chocolate and orange are still there.

Taste

88 88

88.5
Another great mix of fruity sweetness, acidity and bitterness / oak. The alcohol again very subtle. Don't think it drops very much to the nose.

Finish

87 87

Could of course be a little longer and more intense, but it is also not bad or thin.
Dris scored this whisky 81 points
28 sep 2018 12:45 am
Distinct cane sugar sweetness. Understated maltiness with a minimal sultana twist. Not much body to it, just the bland sweetness. Does not work for me.

Nose

81 81

Taste

80 80

Finish

81 81
LiquidThoughts scored this whisky 84 points
23 sep 2018 2:44 pm
Of all the new NAS Macs, it's the one with the least amount of soap and other junk, pretty dark and crisp, yummy.

Nose

Chestnut, brown sugar, maple syrup, burnt butter, raisins, dresser, leather, chocolate with orange pieces

Taste

Brown sugar, dark malt, flamed orange, chestnut, walnut, leather, chest of drawers, chestnut, maple syrup, licorice, furniture polish, nut chocolate

Finish

Nuts, dark malt, leather, some orange zest, medium-long
ctu scored this whisky 84 points
15 jul 2018 1:12 pm
Not a sherry bomb like Ruby, massively oaky too.

Nose

Sherry, maple syrup, raisin, gerbeaud, orange peel and milk coffee.

Taste

Sherry, tannic oak, strawberry white chocolate and cocoa.

Finish

Medium length, spicy, oaky.
Drochaid scored this whisky 86 points
17 feb 2018 4:36 pm

The Macallan Terra is a classic filling of firstfill sherry casks and comes with hints of toffee, dried fruit and spicy notes of wood. The barrels come from Tevasa and Vasyma from Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. Bottled in a 70 cl bottle with 43.8% volume
molpet scored this whisky 86 points
25 apr 2022 4:39 am
One of the better Macallan's out there nowadays, though, hopelessly overpriced. Nice sherry sweet/sour notes, well balanced out with the oak influence. Medium spiceness. The ABV is a bit too low to allow the whisky to shine through.

Nose

87 87

Taste

86 86

Finish

84 84
Baske24 scored this whisky 85 points
28 feb 2022 10:33 pm
Nose

84 84

Taste

86 86

Finish

84 84
WhiskeyMaster scored this whisky 82 points
22 jan 2022 9:38 pm
Nose

83 83

Taste

81 81

Finish

81 81
SwiftyMcVeigh scored this whisky 86 points
14 nov 2021 9:35 pm
Tasted in a 1920 Blenders glass.
Typical Macallan. Not bad and well rounded. For half the price, it would be worth buying. What I like best is the nose.

Nose

88 88

Apple compote and ginger. Dark chocolate and oranges. Some toffee and nuts. In the background dark plums and dried fruits. Subtle oak. Old library.

Taste

86 86

Creamy start with ginger. Then honey sweetness, dark chocolate with orange. Bitter spiciness from the oak. Dried fruits, raisins and dark plum. Quite dry mouthfeel.

Finish

84 84

Medium length. It's getting drier and more sour. Dark chocolate, orange zest with ginger and oak.
PMAC scored this whisky 94 points
07 jun 2021 4:11 pm
Mapl scored this whisky 86 points
10 oct 2020 2:38 pm
Nose

86 86

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
MrNachbar scored this whisky 84 points
22 mar 2020 6:33 am
Nose

85 85

Taste

85 85

Finish

83 83
WhiskyJpg scored this whisky 84 points
13 dec 2019 3:20 pm
Nose

84 84

Taste

84 84

Finish

83 83
Artmount scored this whisky 83 points
06 dec 2019 2:47 pm
Nose

89 89

Dry fruit, raisin

Taste

81 81

Touch of Christmas cake, not so impressive, it could be better with higher ABV

Finish

80 80

Short to medium
YuraLM scored this whisky 86 points
24 nov 2018 10:10 am
Nose

88 88

At the first smell of oak, dry fruits, dustiness then juicy fruits, cinamon, toffee. At the finish sweet plum

Taste

85 85

Sugared fruits, toffee, sugar molasses

Finish

85 85

Sweet, long-lasting, toffee
The Macallan scored this whisky 84 points
17 jun 2018 4:54 pm
Much better then the Quest and the Lumina, lovely sheried layers compared to the Ruby this one has less big sherry flavors you would expect from European oak.
- Nose
  
  84 84
- Taste
  
  84 84
- Finish
  
  84 84
AlainMalt09 scored this whisky 83 points
29 may 2018 4:23 pm
- Nose
  
  85 85
- Taste
  
  83 83
- Finish
  
  82 82

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