Macallan Cask Strength, 58.2% ABV, $300 USD
- Nose: Walnuts, almonds, marzipan, figs, grape jelly, very slight oak, little bit of chocolate-orange, fruit punch flavored Kool Aid powder, Flintstones Vitamins, strawberry and grape bubble gum.
- Taste: Grape bubble gum, marzipan (big time), cherry syrup, slight oak, strawberry jam, orange marmalade.
- Finish: Very long, very viscous. Grape bubble gun, slight oak, and chocolate-orange linger.
- Thoughts: The best Macallan I’ve tried to date! It’s rich, bold, and complex. It leaves an impression on your taste buds you relive hours later. Remember peat-flashbacks? This gives me Sherry-flashbacks! Couldn’t have picked a better whisky for my 50th review! I have to take a point off for value however. Four to five years ago this retailed for around $100, which was unreal value at the time. One of the few bottles I’ve paid full-secondary for, but sometimes you just need to overpay for classics.
- Score: 94 – 1 value point(s) = 93/100
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Scores:
After my initial score I add or subtract points relative on how I perceive value (based on what I paid for the bottle). A zero value means I think the price is justified.
0-69.5 – Don’t bother trying, life is too short for bad spirit.
70-79.5 – Worth trying, but you’re not missing out if you don’t.
80-84.5 – I recommend trying.
85-87.5 – Definitely try this!
88-92.5 – I recommend buying a bottle blind!
93-95.5 – Stuff you reserve for special pours!
96+ – The meaning of life.
My previous scores (excluding value points):
Ardbeg 10 88.0
Ardbeg Corryvrickan 91.5
Ardbeg Kelpie 91.5
Ardbeg Uigeadail 90.0
Balvenie 15 Single Barrel – Sherry 89.0
Blanton’s Gold 86.5
Booker’s (2015-01) 89.5
Bowmore 12 83.5
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.1 92.0
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.3 93.0
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.1 90.5
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.3 90.5
Canadian Club 40 86.5
Caol Ila 12 82.5
Compass Box – Peat Monster 84.5
Eagle Rare 10 83.5
Elmer T. Lee 87.0
Glendronach 12 Original 84.0
Glendronach 15 Revival 90.0
Glendroanch 18 Allardice 90.0
Glendronach 21 Parliament 91.0
Glenfarclas 17 88.0
Glenfarclas 25 92.0
Highland Park 15 87.0
Highland Park 25 92.0
Jack Daniel’s SB-BP (16-0574) 89.0
Kavalan Solist – Ex-Bourbon (57.8) 87.5
Kavalan Solist – Ex-Bourbon (KavaFan) 93.0
Kavalan Solist – Sherry Cask (58.7%) 90.5
Kavalan Solist – Vinho Barrique (57%) 89.5
Lagavulin 16 90.0
Laphroaig 10 86.0
Laphroaig Cairdeas Madeira 2016 87.5
Lot No. 40 86.0
Lot No. 40 Cask Strength 12yr 89.0
Macallan 12 Double Cask 80.0
Macallan 12 Fine Oak 84.0
Macallan 17 Fine Oak 88.0
Macallan 18 Fine Oak 86.0
Macallan 10 Sherry 85.5
Macallan 12 Sherry 86.5
Macallan 18 Sherry (1997) 92.5
Macallan Cask Strength 58.2% 94.0
Macallan Edition 2 90.0
Orphan Barrel – Barterhouse 88.0
Pappy Van Winkle 23yr 93.5
Sazerac Rye 86.0
Stagg Jr. (Batch 4) 83.0
Talisker 25 89.0
W.L. Weller 12 85.0
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