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Macallan 12-year-old

Overall rating
82.14/100
votes
187
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Double Cask
Bottled
2016
Stated Age
12 years old
Casktype
American & European Sherry Seasoned Oak Casks
Strength
40.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Added on
08 Jan 2018 4:19 pm
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Macallan 12-year-old
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Average value

€ 70.67

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Whisky Reviews for Macallan 12-year-old

32 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 82.14 points

  1. Marko_I did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    Very easy-going, very unspectacular, beautiful entry-level and TV whisky, grade Balvenie 12 Doublewood. So much (~ 35-40) would spend for it and not with almost 70 € almost twice.
    • Nose
      pleasant and cozy, sweet, lots of caramel and milk chocolate, some dry, old wood
    • Taste
      sweet with some spice, milk chocolate, toffee, very creamy mouthfeel, slight hot, very tasty, 40% strong enough, not too watery
    • Finish
      medium long, warm, latte, some wood

  2. pianoman scored this whisky 81 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Light, sweetish. Yellow apples, ripe pears. Spring flowers. Marzipan, a hint of almonds. Freshly mown grass.
    • Taste
      Soft, pleasant. Pears, peeled almonds, mild honey. A touch of caramel. Rather short.

  3. Dottore scored this whisky 79 points Expert Senior

    Very atypical Macallan. A decent entry-level whisky but not a typical representative of the Macallanrange. 79 points
    • Nose
      Honey sweetness with only a few fruit notes. Pretty floral, even light and fresh. Where are the beautiful Macallan Sherry grades? ... mmmh, well, just ex-Sherry Cask. The American Oak dominates. Something smells slightly burnt in the background and unfortunately not so nice, I do not like. No complexity, no complexity. The Amber and Sienna are much better here!
    • Taste
      Very sweet, almost liqueur and full of vanilla and honey. So much sweetness without corresponding fruit or bitterness I'm not used to from Macallan. He does not have much more to offer in his mouth, astonishing.
    • Finish
      Short and sweet. Virtually no bitterness, no fruit.

  4. Achany scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    fruity, hints of vanilla and sherry, well balanced, some spices, not too much of it, some spices, some wood, some malty tones as well. finish could be longer. Nice entry level macallan. very easy to drink and the finish is all right.
    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      83 83

  5. Bj0rnp1 scored this whisky 71 points Expert Senior

    18-01-2019
    • Nose
      69 69
      coffee, sherry
    • Taste
      72 72
      coffee, sherry, hint of mocha
    • Finish
      71 71
      coffee, sherry

  6. Maltsingler scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      82 82

  7. Mr. D. scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      82 82

  8. ctu scored this whisky 82 points Connoisseur

    Better than Fine Oak, bercause the favorable sherry / bourbon ratio. It would be nice at higher ABV.
    • Nose
      Sherry, malt, vanilla, honey and citruses. Touch of spicy oak.
    • Taste
      Malt, citruses and spicy oak. Pepper and nutmeg. Apple, cocoa and raisin.
    • Finish
      Medium length, spicy, bittersweet.

  9. Rosebank88 scored this whisky 76 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      First, fragrant vanilla, oatmeal, malt and a hint of orange zest. Becomes sweeter after sugar syrup or Maoam chewy candy. Later also ground almonds.
    • Taste
      At first surprisingly oaky, a lot of malt, oatmeal, fruit-like fruitiness, hay, almonds and sulfurized light raisins. Maybe also very sugary milk chocolate.
    • Finish
      Short, dry maltiness, chocolate raisins and a hint of dried apricot.

  10. Kantenmechaniker scored this whisky 80 points Connoisseur

    The nose is by far the best. Rather disappointing in the mouth. Would then like to try in comparison but the 43% US version. Maybe that has more pep.
    • Nose
      Fruity and spicy, espresso, oak, bittersweet, sticky, orange peel, fresh peppermint, pepper, turmeric, some cherry, very spicy overall, cocoa
    • Taste
      rather watery mouthfeel, light, rather tart, some fruit, cherry, plums, espresso, dark, slightly creamy and sweet, cocoa, also spicy here, noticeably oak, unfortunately it lacks in intensity, taste is only conditionally transported, if one mouth really takes full (1cl +) then something similar like intense taste comes up.
    • Finish
      Cherry, some fruit peel, slightly peppery, tingling, thin, nuts on the palate

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