IB Macallans are rare these days. Thankfully Hellmanns Naturextrakte have gotten hold of a cask. I have only had one HN before, that was an Arran bottling which was much to my liking. The color is golden. It smells sweet, perfumy, sweet malty notes, barley wine, a bit austere, heather, white wine vinegar, swiss cheese, most of all perfumy. The taste is rich, malty, licorice, aniseed, leather, waxy, earthy, a more robust Macallan so to speak. Some oily notes as well. Lets add some water. Now it turns more vinegary, burnt, spirity, not my cup of malt anymore. The finish is well rounded with some sweet malty notes.
Scored neat: 7
Next tasting: Caol Ila Distillery
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