Dewar Rattray The Macallan 17 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 59 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Fruity and flowery. Strawberry jam. Muscat grapes. Palate Smooth, round. Velvety. Sweet fruitiness balanced by a refreshing sourness. Very pleasant and refined. Fruit gums. Blackcurrant. Liquorice. Finish Long, balanced, pleasantly spicy. Comment A beautifully combined aromatic display with a caressing texture. Delicious.

Dave Broom Nose Deep and mature. Tarte tatin cinnamon stick. Fleshy and ripe with peaches, quince, cedar and complex. Sweet and rich. Palate Totallly different to the nose. Here it is all about suede leather fragrant pipe smoke and ripe soft fruits. A teasing whisky with great length. Oddly exotic. Finish Liquorice and treacle, then sweet. Comment Plump. A pudding whisky. Excellent.