Spirit Name:
Spirit Type:
Rating:
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Macallan 10 Year
Old
Single malt
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Score:
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84/100
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ABV:
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40%
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Region:
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Highlands, Scotland
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Body:
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Medium
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Intensity:
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Medium
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Texture:
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Medium
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Balance:
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Good
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Best served:
Cask:
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Neat
Sherry cask
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Theme(s):
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A beautiful candy shop nose is followed by a surprising surge of
bitterness that is then flooded by sweet sherry notes and red fruit sugars
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Tasting notes:
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The Macallan needs no introduction, but if you are interested in
reading more please see my review of Macallan 18 Year Old Fine Oak. This 10 year old is from a different "line" of Macallan whiskies, because it is matured exclusively in Sherry Casks from Spain.
Nose: Sweet cherries – glazed cherries and dark fresh
cherries – intermingle with anise seed, basil and mint. The soft smell of
caramel oozing out of chocolate – think Freddo Frog caramel – is met with
saltiness and bath salts. The sherry offers a beautiful layer of mist through
which the oak shines and peaches and cream shine.
Taste: The sherry hits the palate moderated by dark
chocolate and oak, and the glazed cherries turn sour with a drizzle of golden
honey and raspberry sauce. Skewed to the sweet side after an initial bitter
surge, this whisky is a tad unbalanced and could do with a few more years in
oak.
Finish: Sweet candied stone fruits linger with salted
caramel, marzipan and a bitter fog of wood.
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Likes:
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Complex and very drinkable
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Dislikes:
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Skewed surge of bitterness is then flooded with sweetness, unbalanced
somewhat
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Price:
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£45 (UK)
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