ABV 40%
Good strong spirit that's in balance with the wood. Young but beginning to hit its stride.
Dave Broom
The Macallan
Brand
10 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
10
Age (Years)
40%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Slightly oily/resinous with good soft mallty notes, orange (pulp and peel) tea leaf and cream.
Palate: Soft with good palate weight. Some prune-like fruit, olive stone, treacle and crisp malt. Good feel.
Finish: Long fruity/malty. Liquorice?
Comment: Good strong spirit that's in balance with the wood. Young but beginning to hit its stride.
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: Darjeeling tea. Dry Oloroso sherry.
Palate: Rich and smooth, but supple. Emphatically malty. Cookie flavours. Butter. Distinctly fruity. Sweet red apple. Flowering currant.
Finish: Toast and ginger marmalade. A hint of smoke.
Comment: Modern-day Macallan. Full of flavour but neither cloying nor overwhelming.
Score: 8.8
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