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. Like many Macallans, it benefits from being given time to breathe and open up. Overall, this dram was unbalanced and a little disappointing in my personal experience. Producing spirit in large numbers offers them the opportunity to showcase variations across their own spectrum in a unique way. What is up Whiskey Nation Today I am joined with two good friends as we try out a new very fancy whiskey, join us on this magical ride. The Macallan offers a lineup that is robust in comparison to any virtually any other producer of single malts. Instead, this whisky tiptoes around your palate with hints of sugar, bitter oak, lemon, nuts, vanilla, caramel, orange peel, and honey. A late flash of a burn followed by a flood of sweet cream. Stewed apples in the skin baked with cinnamon sticks, holiday fruitcake, almost overwhelming nutmeg and clove late.įinish: Continued floral and spice notes late in the palate through the early finish. Subtle sweetness initially reminiscent of maple candies followed quickly by floral and spice notes. Its a decent whisky but theres just a little too much sherry for my taste which detracts from the other flavours it possesses. The bottle provides no age statement, which is fairly common for special edition bottlings across the Scotch whisky world. The alcohol by volume sits at 42.8% in the Whisky Maker’s Edition, reflecting the lowest standard proof (also known as Imperial Proof) at which Scotch whiskies could be offered for sale prior to today’s current standard of 40% ABV. Official details regarding this particular edition of The Macallan are scarce at best.
One almost feels the need to employ a travel agent just to navigate through the prolific catalogue that is The Macallan. Today’s Fine Oak lineup maintains a streamlined roster of 10-, 15-, 17-, 21-, and 30-year old single malts.Īdditional 1824 Collection Travel Retail offerings include other non age statement whiskies Select Oak, Estate Reserve, Oscuro, and Limited Release MMXII. The Macallan Whisky Maker’s Edition is a selection from the 1824 Collection Travel Retail series from single malt giant, The Macallan. Collectors may note there was a previous release of the Whisky Maker’s Edition offered as a part of the Fine Oak collection. Duty free stores the world over hold the occasional treasure just waiting to be unearthed by many a travel-weary whisky lover.
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