Macallan 12-year-old

Name: Macallan 12-year-old
Brand: Macallan
SKU: 13328
Rating: 86.03 (368 reviews)

Overall rating: 86.03/100
votes: 368

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

€ 125.00

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Whisky Reviews for Macallan 12-year-old

41 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 86.03 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
Furosin scored this whisky 85 points
24 May 2020 8:23 pm
Nose

86 86

Sherry, raisins, cherry, plums, honey, caramel, toffee, vanilla, slightly alcoholic, fruity and sour

Taste

85 85

spicy, somewhat sweet, oak, rather easy start, sherry, raisins, dark chocolate, floral notes, pepper, vanilla, walnuts, alcohol is well integrated

Finish

84 84

medium length, chocolate, wood notes, slightly bitter, spicy
Scherenschnitte scored this whisky 83 points
20 May 2020 5:10 am
Bottled February 2018:

Macallan is a company that prioritizes their brand image over the quality of their product. It shows. From ugly new bottles to the new bullshit about "matured exclusively in hand-picked sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain for richness and complexity"... Whatever the fuck that means… I've heard the new Macallan 12 (and 18 for that matter) are a distant shadow of the old Macallans of the past and frankly that doesn't surprise me one bit. The one thing I can tell you with certainty is that l won't be purchasing any new distillery bottling from them in the foreseeable future. ⁣
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Uninspiring and just plain average⁣

Nose

Raisins, figs, honey, toffee, mustiness, leather, vanilla. Pretty solid nose⁣

Taste

Mouthfeel is medium-thin. Creamy, spicy note immediately followed by some fruitiness, raisins, orange peel, cloves, oak influence, milk chocolate⁣

Finish

Medium-short length. Dark fruits, milk chocolate, wood spice, and a lingering vanilla note to the very end
WhiskyFan2112 scored this whisky 84 points
03 May 2020 4:28 am
Nice whisky to introduce someone to. Chocolate, raisins, nutty flavors. Perfect for cool weather.

Nose

86 86

Taste

85 85

Finish

82 82
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

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