Macallan 12-year-old

Name: Macallan 12-year-old
Brand: Macallan
SKU: 13328
Rating: 85.99 (351 reviews)

Overall rating: 85.99/100
votes: 351

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Macallan
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Sherry Oak
Stated Age: 12 years old
Casktype: Sherry Oak Casks
Strength: 43.0 % Vol.
Size: 750 ml
Barcode: 087236100001
Added on: 29 Jan 2010 1:38 am

Average value

€ 113,93

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Whisky Reviews for Macallan 12-year-old

38 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.99 points

Gloin scored this whisky 85 points
18 May 2019 11:38 pm
The smell is wonderful, soft and yet full, multi-layered and harmonious. Even if the taste is a little less mild, it fits well with the impression, which one has won when smelling. Versatile, interesting and beautiful. The departure, on the other hand, disappoints, as it has a one-sided effect compared to impressions in the nose and mouth.
Still, a nice whisky and not unjustly a legend among the younger standards.

Nose

It starts with a nice aroma of ... whisky. The impressions are so interwoven that it is difficult at first to define individual ones. Cherry, caramel, earth, slightly sour, orange, semi-dry red wine, all soft and harmonious

Taste

Very light body, almost watery, medium onset, oak, coffee, burnt sugar, spicier than the nose would suggest, dried fruits, raisins, the association of leather, with time the whisky becomes milder and sweeter, from which initially black coffee becomes Milk coffee with sugar and a fine piece of chocolate

Finish

Some oak, very delicate bitterness, half bitter chocolate, distant memory of raisins
EinSpatzUnterVielen scored this whisky 86 points
20 Sep 2017 7:01 pm
A real 40% increase, all a bit more present and aromatic - very fine sherry malt, who does not like it too powerful, will find here a very elegant classic - beautiful! (The invoked very high price is not worth imho though.)

Nose

Raisins, butter toffee, caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, hazelnuts, milk chocolate, dates, apples, oranges, black cherries, marzipan, thick sherry notes, clover, lilac, jasmine, a touch of smoke, traces of leather, wonderfully soft and round and appetizing, much better than the 40%, very nice nose

Taste

velvety, spicy, orange, dark chocolate, turning into coffee, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, thick caramel, dark honey, vanilla, gingerbread, hazelnuts, raisins, almonds, sweet black cherries, candied apple, some cherry-tobacco, malt, always more vanilla, powdered sugar, vanilla crisp, almond croissants, all flavors fine and in good balance

Finish

medium length, slightly sweet, slightly peppery, fine fruit notes, vanilla, caramel and marzipan
jabguit scored this whisky 90 points
16 Mar 2020 3:33 pm

for my money this one has 90% of the toasted oak sherry character of the 18 yr., but more mouthfeel than the 18 yr. 2019 release
11insomnium scored this whisky 82 points
19 Feb 2020 6:32 pm
One-dimensional and simple at the beginning. A little more aromatic and complex after several minutes.

Nose

Mild and light, a bit spicy, earthy and tart, only light sweetness and fruit

Taste

At first mild fruit, little sweetness, delicate sherry, later fruity and somewhat floral, spicy

Finish

Short and mild
pianoman scored this whisky 87 points
29 Dec 2019 3:46 pm
Nose

Elegant. Flower shop, sherry, some honey and vanilla. Marzipan with chocolate. Overall similar, but a little more intense than the 40% version.

Taste

Light. Sherry, honey, almonds, marzipan. Some walnut.
S_S scored this whisky 84 points
06 Dec 2019 11:13 pm
After the first try, the malt failed for me. He is boring. Very fine sherry, almost imperceptible. Absolutely unspectacular and boring. Soft. You can taste the young age.

After half a year and rehearsal I have to say that I probably expected too much. He is drinkable, does not make much demands. I do not need a bottle.

Nose

85 85

Taste

84 84

Finish

82 82
LeChiffre scored this whisky 87 points
09 Oct 2019 4:19 pm
A beautiful sherry malt without big corners and edges. Very nice and easy going. Like with good. But I would not spend more than about 65 euros.

Nose

87 87

Sherry; Fruit notes (dried fruits); a touch of honey; Vanilla; pleasantly light leathery; spicy; slight oak note in the background

Taste

87 87

lies soft in the mouth; sweet and spicy; Dried fruit; slightly nutty; Hints of leather; Chocolate notes; Oak

Finish

86 86

medium and the taste continues; spicy; nutty; Dried fruit; Chocolate note; pleasant tart persistent oak
LucasPnk scored this whisky 85 points
01 May 2019 5:37 pm
Nose

86 86

Very rich and sustained, lots of fruits, banana, orange, raisins, vanilla, honey

Taste

84 84

Very / very sweet in the mouth, it is very balanced, dry fruit, leather, hazel .. Not so sweet as that, there is even very slight smoky notes. This continues on the liquorice stick, oak, and sweet spices. It's pretty well done but lacks intensity!

Finish

85 85

Moderately long. Nice balance between sweetness and bitterness. Some touches of vanilla, and cinnamon.
EnjoyLife89 scored this whisky 90 points
20 Mar 2019 9:29 pm
In direct comparison to 40% execution, the differences are marginal for me. Really easy.
But he just remains a great malt, unfortunately a bit overpriced.

Nose

Sweet, dark fruit, plum, honey, caramel

Taste

Sweet, fruit, absolute sherry note

Finish

Medium length, slight oak note, sweetness remains, a trace of vanilla
gallfux did not rate this whisky
14 Dec 2018 9:10 pm
Certainly not a classic. He's good. Currently but too expensive for the offered.

Nose

A classic Sherry-Malt nose. Datteln. Plum cake. Forest honey. Some leather. A few carnations. Raisins covered with chocolate. Some sourish oak notes.

Taste

First pretty soft and creamy. Toffee. Sugar candy. Honey. Some plum jam. Magenbrot. Raisins. But then, for only 43%, surprising start. As probably makes the oak noticeable. Some pepper. Tobacco.

Finish

Orange peel. Cappuccino. Oak spice.

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