The Macallan / 8 Years Old, Fine Oak

The Macallan

8 Years Old, Fine Oak

ABV 0%
REVIEWED Issue 42

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Specifications

Brand: The Macallan
Expression: 8 Years Old, Fine Oak
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 8 years old
ABV: 0%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Young, clean and lovely. Slightly sappy with touches of balsa wood, cereal (malt bins/sugar puffs), vanilla white chocolate and turned earth.
Palate: Crisp but with a super-sweet and soft mid-palate. Fizzy and young.
Finish: Quite hot, peppery and short. Malty.
Comment: Fresh and young, but balanced with good feel. Have it long.

7.8

Taster Gavin D. Smith

Nose: Initially yeasty, then wine gum. Fresh sawdust. More floral when reduced.
Palate: Dry, quite tight and one-dimensional. Some cereal notes.
Finish: Comparitively short. Raisins linger.
Comment: I'm not a fan of younger Macallans, but this is a drinkable, if somewhat undemanding, 8 Years Old.

7.8

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