Taster

Nose: Syrupy. Flowering currant. Apricot. Lemon. Sweet and dry. Spicy.

Palate: Firm but creamy. Honeyed.

Finish: Sweet grass. Some peatiness and late sappy oak.

Comment: Despite a relatively full colour, suggesting plenty of sherry, the Macallan flavours shine through. The driest of these bottlings.

Score: 9.3

Taster

Nose: Juicy: madeira cake, white peach, currant, cocoa, brazil nut - all with a turfy/smoky, pipe tobacco/resin/pitch undertow.

Palate: Medium dry yet with a pleasant oiliness.

Finish: Good length with hints of citrus, plump sultanas and smoke.

Comment: The palo cortado of the range.

Score: 8.3