Macallan Amber

Overall rating: 78.49/100
votes: 570

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Macallan
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: The 1824 Series
Casktype: Sherry Oak Casks from Jerez
Strength: 40.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Bottle code: L0402S L2 22/09
Barcode: 5010314101107
Added on: 11 Apr 2013 8:28 pm

Average value

€ 70,19

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Whisky Reviews for Macallan Amber

105 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 78.49 points

Pollenflug scored this whisky 75 points
19 Nov 2017 10:13 pm
Conclusion and pictures on: https://tomtrinkt.de

Nose

Very mild onset and surprisingly lightly alcoholic, although the malt has an "only" 40% alcohol content. Even after 15 minutes, the minimal stinging in the nose has not completely disappeared. Very gentle citrus notes, vanilla, green apples, ripe pears and subtle hints of orange crystallize with plenty of effort gradually out. In the background, a musty cellar note is at work. A touch of oak and nuts can not save the one-dimensional, very flavourful nose (in terms of complexity & intensity) and slightly boring nose.

Taste

The feeble onset is hardly able to transport the mild aromas. The sweet, bright fruits are tasteless almost imperceptible. Nuts, malt and spicy oak notes dominate with a pronounced bitterness. Sweet is the Macallan, but nothing more.

Finish

Short, mild and powerless. The bright fruits flash in the short term with a subtle residual sweetness, before the oak and subtle spices with plenty of bitterness to pick up speed.
hs305 scored this whisky 78 points
25 Jul 2017 3:09 pm

[June, 2015] I donated this bottle to a party. I bought it for 60 Euro in March, 2015.In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50 - 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored this 80. My notes state an immature, unbalanced and slightly bitter (tannins) profile that has absolutely nothing in common with the old Macallan style we all adore. Since Macallan pushes for maximum production output the quality of this whisky went down south at a frightening speed. But obviously they manage to attract more newbies to their brand as they loose old customers...This definitely is the last bottle of modern Macallan I bought!
hs305 scored this whisky 78 points
06 May 2017 2:09 pm

[April, 2016] I had this dram during a FoSM club tasting.In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50
- 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored it 75. I
took no detailed notes as this whisky did not interest me at all. This is not "The Macallan" anymore, this is just another boring mass product...
rottendon scored this whisky 78 points
03 Apr 2015 3:59 pm
Bad he is not, is delicious, but the price is not. For the same price or less, there is much better. As with all branded items, you get something quite solid, but you pay just a surcharge for the name.

Nose

Very light, you have to keep the trunk pretty deep in the glass. Lime, granary and a few raisins. Alcohol, quite clear, but thanks to the 40% not uncomfortable.

Taste

Honey, malt, strong alcohol. There is not much to involve him. The flavors are too soft for that.

Finish

A little honey and chocolate raisins, and then he's already gone.
markfeit scored this whisky 85 points
24 Mar 2019 5:51 pm
Classic Macallan, easy to drink. Light sherry influence, like the precursor to today's 15 Triple Cask. Nothing extraordinary, but a good one to share.

Nose

85 85

a hint of sweet sherry nose, really nice.

Taste

86 86

Nothing outstanding. But a great malt to share with someone who loves Macallan but doesn't like to pay for it.

Finish

84 84

light and short.
neo scored this whisky 72 points
17 Mar 2019 5:50 pm
chestnut oloroso sherry color

Nose

80 80

very soft in the nose, fine cherry with a soft caramel sugar, some orange with chocolate, banana?

Taste

70 70

..taste volatile, nice spicy flavor, thin, coffee, light pepper

Finish

67 67

fruity bitterness lingers moderately
schengel10 scored this whisky 74 points
12 Mar 2019 2:38 pm
A neat Highland Malt from the 1824 series; but too expensive!
[Color] bright amber;

Nose

Citrus fruits, apples, some sherry, spices, vanilla, oak;

Taste

mild, pleasant onset, light sherry, fruity (orange), soft and round;

Finish

medium length finish; short fruity finish;
Christian Wagner scored this whisky 81 points
13 Feb 2019 10:40 pm
Nose

81 81

Taste

82 82

Finish

81 81
Kaleva scored this whisky 80 points
29 Jan 2019 3:58 pm
Decent whisky, simple and straightforward but still rather good, nicely balanced. Not a bad choice for getting familiar with the Macallan distillery.

Nose

Honey, orange zest, baked apple, malted barley, vanilla

Taste

Sweet, malty, a bit spicy, butterscotch, walnut, kiwi notes

Finish

Warm, short, nutty
mothers_finest scored this whisky 79 points
10 Jan 2019 9:45 pm
Nothing special imho. Then I'd rather invest a bit more and buy the Sienna, which I really like. This one is a bit lax and quite boring.

Nose

76 76

Taste

81 81

Finish

79 79

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