An old Macallan from sherried oak, certainly ought to bring back some fine memories. I'm wondering how many bottles of sherried Macallan we're about to see in the years to come. I've understood that the number of sherry casks at Macallan warehouses are on decline. The color is auburn. I'm not expecting an overly sweet-ish oloroso matured one. It smells leather, rubber, chalk, gun powder, honey, red bell peppers, kiwis, raspberries, simply mouthwatering in my opinion. The taste is peppery, peaty, tar, wax, clay, raspberry liqueur, a strange sweetness of that liqueur and malt syrup. Oh, and some tobacco and coffee notes too. Adding water. Now it turns sweeter, more honey, floral notes, ashy, soap, really decent, but its lost its bite. I do not recommend adding water to this dram. The finish is long on peppery notes, hot cinnamon, spices and leather.
If you love the new NAS Macallans, hold on to that notion for awhile, then try this: 9
Next tasting: Arran Distillery
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