Darkness! / 15 Years Old, PX Cask

Darkness!

The Macallan

15 Years Old, PX Cask

ABV 52.3%
REVIEWED Issue 121

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Specifications

Brand: The Macallan, Darkness!
Expression: 15 Years Old, PX Cask
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 15 years old
Year of bottling: 2014
ABV: 52.3%
Country/Region: Scotland / Speyside
Bottling type: Independent Bottling

Tasting notes

Taster Neil Ridley

Nose: Fruity and laden with liquorice spice at first. Strawberry fruit, leather, anise, blackcurrant and a faint touch of dry red wine, if you dig deeper.
Palate: Superb on the first sip; malty cereal, fresh soft summer fruit, a dusting of cinnamon and vanilla ice cream. If only they made breakfast cereals like this.
Finish: The oak becomes more vanilla and gives a lengthy lingering dimension.
Comment: A bumper crop of flavours at work here. Superb stuff.

8.6

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Prickly. Summer fruit. Redcurrant, blackcurrant gum. Even a touch of cider apple. Sourness in the air with water, citrus fruit.
Palate: Smooth at first, then crisp. Sour fruit. Dry cider with a musty note.
Finish: Dry, sour with a spicy kick.
Comment: A dry whisky with a sour fruit profile. It lacks balance and body.

7.4

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