The Macallan / 21 Years Old, Fine Oak

The Macallan

21 Years Old, Fine Oak

ABV 0%
REVIEWED Issue 42

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Specifications

Brand: The Macallan
Expression: 21 Years Old, Fine Oak
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 21 years old
ABV: 0%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Awards

Recommended
Issue 42

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Rich, heavy, shows maturity. Floral notes (violet/pot pourri) and spices (ginger, allspice, nutmeg, candied peels). Oily; floor polish, sandalwood.
Palate: Lively. Fruit, sweet spices and oak pool in the centre. Big with a silky/oily mouthfeel.
Finish: Cocoa butter. Long.
Comment: A cracker, typical of old (and older style) Speyside.

9.0

Taster Gavin D. Smith

Nose: Fewer floral notes, more vanilla and toffee.
Palate: The bourbon cask is beginning to assert its influence here. Vanilla and toffee on top of still lively malt and spice.
Finish: Lengthy and complex, malt and vanilla nicely in harmony.
Comment: Fine if you're a bourbon fan, but this is perhaps a little too far for me.

8.3

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The Macallan Distillery, Easter Elchies, Charlestown of Aberlour, Moray, Speyside, Scotland

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