Macallan 12 Years Sherry Cask

One of THE iconic sherry malts. For years this has been the standard bottling of Macallan throughout the world. Now it has been discontinued in Europe, and prices are skyrocketing.

One of THE iconic sherry malts. For years this has been the standard bottling of Macallan throughout the world. Now it has been discontinued in Europe, and prices are skyrocketing.

Details about this bottle Edit
1467
Macallan
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Sherry Casks
Chill filtration - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 61 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Spices:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Herb:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Orange:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Orange:
Raisin:
Floral:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Floral:
Oak:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Oil:
Oak:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Malt:
Plum:
Tropical Fruit:
Banana:
Malt:
Almonds:
Peat Smoke:
Pear:
Ginger:
Plum:
Ginger:
Pear:
Tropical Fruit:
Banana:
Almonds:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Spices:
Oil:
Spices:
Oil:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Herb:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Nuts:
Chili:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Barley:
Barley:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Cinnamon:
Leather:
Wheat:
Clove:
Nutmeg:
Almonds:
Maritime Notes:
Grapefruit:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Plum:
Clove:
Almonds:
Grapefruit:
Nutmeg:
Wheat:
Leather:
Salt:
Herbs:
Malt:
Orange:
Plum:
Salt:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Maritime Notes:
Heather:
Finish
Sweet:
Oak:
Sweet:
Oak:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Spices:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Oil:
Maritime Notes:
Leather:
Dried Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Dried Fruit:
Leather:
Raisin:
Salt:
Seaweed:
Clove:
Peat Smoke:
Tropical Fruit:
Tobacco:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Salt:
Peat Smoke:
Tobacco:
Clove:
Tropical Fruit:
Seaweed:
Dark Chocolate:

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25. Jun 2016
Suzanne1967
12. Jan 2017
Nosing: Sherry Sweet Fruit Honey Vanilla Dried Fruit almost metallic overtone Leather

Taste: Sherry Oil Sweet Oak Honey Leather Fruit Spices Vanilla

Finish: Sherry Fruit Spices Malt Sweet Chocolate Leather

Comment:
04. Oct 2011
EnjoyLife89
06. Feb 2019
Heimleiter
29. Jan 2018
30. Sep 2015
安部克
16. Dec 2021
Rum Raisin Dried Fruit PlumHoney AlmondsOak Sherry Herbs
Taste:
Sherry VanillaSpices Oak Alcohol Fruit
Finish:
long linger taste with sherry flavor
Comment:
Quite descent taste! The typical style of the Sherry cask whisky with Rum raisin and vanilla caramel. When I add some water, the flavor turns more tropical fruits like papaya or pineapple.

17. Apr 2012
20. Dec 2014
GeorgB.
26. Jan 2016