77
- Nose
- Very faint sulphur. Some peat smoke. As the whisky opens, nutty malt and flowering currant emerge.
- Palate
- Smooth. Malty, condensed milk. Nougat. Pistachio nuts.
- Finish
- Nut-skins. Slightly grainy. Crisp dryness.
- Comment
- It is always interesting to taste a Macallan that is less sherried than usual. This one could have been rounder.
80
- Nose
- Intense, weighty and quite oaky: brown butter, coriander powder, chocolate/mocha. With water: gorse, toffee, light turfy smoke, lemon.
- Palate
- Sweet yet dry: soft fruit, rich tea biscuits, herbs and roasted spices, almond/hazelnut dryness.
- Finish
- Medium length, some juiciness and a woody grip.
- Comment
- An apparently contradictory package, dry yet sweet, that just manages to hold together.
Whisky Magazine Issue 19
Jimmy Russell - Japanese Whisky - Illicit Distilling - Bourbon Tasting.
Published November 2001.
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