Additional 1824 Collection Travel Retail offerings include other non-age-statement whiskies Select Oak, Estate Reserve, Oscuro, and Limited Release MMXII. One almost feels the need to employ a travel agent just to navigate through the prolific catalogue that is The Macallan.
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Tasting Notes: The Macallan Whisky Maker’s Edition
Vital Stats: 42.8% ABV (85.6 proof), no age statement, 100% malted barley, available from around $400 depending on availability.
Appearance: Honey amber. Thin, quick legs.
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Nose: Alcohol up front. Subtle at first, but opens dramatically after a few minutes. Lime seltzer, baked apple, cinnamon, raspberry jam, almost no oak presence at all. Loads of dark fruit make up the body the nose.
Palate: Thin and delicate mouthfeel. Subtle sweetness initially reminiscent of maple candies followed quickly by floral and spice notes. Stewed apples in the skin baked with cinnamon sticks, holiday fruitcake, almost overwhelming nutmeg and clove late.
Finish: Continued floral and spice notes late in the palate through the early finish. A late flash of a burn followed by a flood of sweet cream. Lacking in significant depth.
Final Thoughts:
The Macallan offers a lineup that is robust in comparison to any virtually any other producer of single malts. Producing spirit in large numbers offers them the opportunity to showcase variations across their own spectrum in a unique way. Overall, this dram was unbalanced and a little disappointing in my personal experience.
Like many Macallans, it benefits from being given time to breathe and open up. With the Whisky Maker’s Edition, I can’t help but feel that there is a reason the bottle does better with a somewhat captive audience in travel retail.
Score: 8/10
Read the full article at Whisky Review: The Macallan Whisky Maker’s Edition
