NV Macallan 12 YO 43%
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Score 82/100 · Whisky Advocate, Sep 2015
It's young Macallan. There's a hint of sulfur (from distillate rather than cask), then wet leather, Brazil nut, muesli, dried pineapple, and raisin; even a little rubber, suggestive of youth. That can't hide the fact that this is a big, deep, oily dram. Water makes it considerably more coherent, showing a substantial, thick palate with some licorice. Ripe, but you can't help feeling that 12 is a little young for this slow-maturing distillate.
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The Macallan
The Macallan is one of Scotland's most popular distilleries. Its rare, aged bottlings have become some of the world’s most collected and expensive whiskies.
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